In honor of Daniel Prude.
NY State must pass Daniel's Law to keep our neighbors in crisis safe.
Daniel Prude should still be alive.
Three years later, the fight for justice for Daniel Prude continues at the state level.
He deserved care, dignity, and support. Instead, Rochester Police killed him in the street for being a Black man experiencing a mental health crisis.
We honor Daniel by fighting to transform our current crisis response systems and ensure that what happened to him never happens again.
We have to keep fighting to make sure Black communities are free from police violence — in Rochester and across New York state.
To make that vision real and to protect Black lives, the New York state legislature must pass “Daniel’s Law” to make sure what happened to Daniel Prude never happens again.
Here’s what Daniel Law does:
Makes sure mental health crises are treated as a public health issue, not a public safety threat.
Builds a meaningful mental health response system outside of the police.
Removes police as the default first responders to address mental health needs.
Creates Councils of people with lived experience and mental health experts dedicated to the goals of de-escalation; trauma-informed, culturally-competent care; and avoiding contacts with the criminal legal system.