$45M settlement reached in New Haven police custody case resulting in paralysis.
TL;DR
The city of New Haven has agreed to pay a $45 million settlement to Richard Randy Cox, who was left paralyzed after being arrested by police officers in 2019. The settlement is the largest in a police misconduct case in the nation's history. Two of the officers involved in the incident were terminated by the New Haven Police Commission. The city has also implemented a comprehensive set of reforms and updated policies to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
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