US EditionLegal Aid Society Calls for Investigation Into NYPD’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
The Legal Aid Society demands an investigation into NYPD facial recognition use after multiple false arrests, highlighting concerns about policy violations and racial bias in the technology.
- Civil rights and privacy groups demanded an investigation after Trevis Williams was jailed for two days, while The Legal Aid Society asked the NYPD's Office of the Inspector General to review the case and the Department of Investigation is reviewing the letter.
- Physical descriptions conflicted with Trevis Williams's measurements, as the victim described the suspect at 5 feet 6 inches, while Williams is 6 feet 2 inches tall; phone location data also placed him about 12 miles away during the crime.
- The Legal Aid Society criticized the New York Police Department for ignoring department protocols on facial recognition, while NYPD officials defended the software as a regulated tool aiding violent case closures.
- The case was dismissed in July, and Trevis Williams said the arrest and jail stay stalled his Rikers Island correctional officer hiring and caused lasting harm, while the Department of Investigation, City of New York reviews a Legal Aid letter.
- The NYPD's long use of facial-recognition technology endures despite protests, as the New York City Council enacts new standards and the Innocence Project cites 6 Black misidentifications.
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Legal Aid Society calls for investigation into NYPD’s use of facial recognition technology
The nonprofit called on the NYPD's inspector general to look into the department's purported improper use of the technology, which it said has led to several false arrests.
·New York, United States
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