Police misconduct is getting to be an expensive habit for taxpayers. Jonathan Fleming is the latest Black man to be compensated for spending nearly 25 years incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit. Fleming, who was released from jail last year, initially planned to sue the city of New York for $162 million but eventually settled for $6.25 million.

Dr. Fields was quoted as the training and diversity expert for writer, Manny Otiko’s piece: Jonathan Fleming Receives $6M for Wrongful Imprisonment; Prosecutors Ignored Evidence That Would Have Cleared Him.