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Is the “Clean Halls program” constitutional?

The Clean Halls program was enacted in New York in 1991 and was carried over when Mayor Bloomberg assumed office in 2001. This highly disputed program has gained a reputation in New York as a repressive search policy used by the NYPD to conduct unwarranted stop-and-frisk arrests. Under the Clean Halls program, police execute “vertical patrols” by going up into private buildings to conduct stop-and-frisk searches in the hallways without the landlord’s permission. For individuals who live in Cl... READ MORE Posted April 03, 2012 at 02:15 PM