The Suffolk Police Payouts: A Corruption Tax

Jordan Neely, the man killed with a chokehold on the F train this month, is being remembered at a funeral today in Harlem, New York City is shutting down a key migrant welcome center inside the Port Authority bus terminal, and in sports news, it's opening night for the New York Liberty, who start the new season in Washington DC against the Mystics. Finally, a recent investigation by Newsday finds the Long Island counties of Nassau and Suffolk have paid more than $165 million dollars to settle lawsuits over police and prosecutorial misconduct since 2000. The investigation includes cases alleging excessive force, false imprisonment and wrongful death. WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with Thomas Maier from Newsday, who reported the story.