"NYC Settles for $17.5M Over Forced Removal of Hijabs in Mug Shots"
TL;DR
New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two Muslim women who were forced to remove their hijabs before police took their arrest photographs. The settlement is part of a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018, and the Police Department changed its policy in 2020 to allow religious people to be photographed wearing head coverings. The lawsuit resulted in a positive reform for the N.Y.P.D, balancing respect for religious beliefs with the law enforcement need to take arrest photos.
- New York to Pay $17.5 Million for Forcing Removal of Hijabs in Mug Shots The New York Times
- New York City to pay $17.5 million for forcing women to remove hijabs for mug shots Yahoo! Voices
- 2 Muslim women were forced to remove hijabs for mug shots. NYC will pay $17.5M to settle their suit ABC News
- Police Religious Head Coverings | National News | clintonherald.com Clinton Herald
- CAIR-NY Welcomes Settlement with City for Muslim Women Forced to Remove Hijabs in Mugshot Photos - Council on American-Islamic Relations
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