{"id":201320,"date":"2026-04-17T23:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201320\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T23:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:04:35","slug":"news-12-bronx-black-lives-matter-condemns-bail-decision-in-eric-duprey-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/201320\/","title":{"rendered":"News 12 | Bronx | Black Lives Matter Condemns Bail Decision In Eric Duprey Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Black Lives Matter is speaking out after a <a data-rich-text-hyperlink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/former-nypd-sgt-erik-duran-to-be-released-from-prison-after-sergeants-group-secures-motion-for-bail\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">former NYPD officer convicted in the death of Eric Duprey<\/a> was granted bail pending appeal.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Erik Duran was sentenced last week to three to nine years in prison for second-degree manslaughter. He will now be released on $300,000 bail while his case moves through the appellate process.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">In a statement, Black Lives Matter called the decision an \u201cappalling miscarriage of justice,\u201d arguing it prioritizes a convicted officer over the community and undermines the jury\u2019s verdict.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The group also pointed to what it describes as a double standard in the legal system, noting that many people on Rikers Island remain behind bars without convictions, while Duran is now free as he appeals.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Advocates say they will continue pushing for accountability, adding that the ruling will not erase what they call a hard-fought victory for Duprey\u2019s family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Black Lives Matter is speaking out after a former NYPD officer convicted in the death of Eric Duprey&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-201320","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-bronx","8":"tag-bronx","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-the-bronx","13":"tag-the-bronx-headlines","14":"tag-the-bronx-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}