Mayor Adams suspended the implementation of sections of a law that included a four-hour time limit for de-escalation confinement and restrictions on the use of restraints for transporting prisoners, citing extreme danger to inmates.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams criticized Mayor Adams, accusing him of overstepping the City Council's authority by misusing the state of emergency declaration. Williams condemned the action as a 'desperate abuse of power' that disregards the laws.
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