Family members of those who died during encounters with police met Tuesday with Governor Andrew Cuomo in Albany, where the governor agreed to a compromise with the families about appointing a special prosecutor in such cases. Zack Fink filed the following report.

ALBANY - Family members of those who died during confrontations with police took their message to Albany Tuesday.

"I'm here to speak for my son. November 25, 2006. You all know the story. Fifty shots," said one.

"He was killed on February 2, 2012, in my home, in front of my mom and my six-year-old child," said another.

"It's almost going to be three years this year, and I haven't heard one thing in regards to my sister's case," said a third.

After scheduled meetings were canceled by the governor three separate times, the family members finally got their wish, meeting with the governor behind closed doors for roughly and hour and a half.

Governor Andrew Cuomo wants legislation authorizing a special monitor in cases of civilian deaths. The families were pushing for the automatic appointment of a special prosecutor.

In the end, a compromise was reached.

"If it's not passed, he would give us the special prosecutor that we asked for," said Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner. "And we think that was a very good meeting, and we feel that it was very positive."

Garner died after being placed in a chokehold during an arrest on Staten Island last year. The case, and the failure to indict the officer, led to mass demonstrations in the streets.

NY1 asked about any parallels to the situation in Baltimore, where riots have erupted over the death of Freddie Gray, who died during an arrest.

"Every week, there's a new case," Carr said. "Something is happening in New York, Indiana, Louisiana. Turn on the TV. I don't turn on my TV anymore because it's so disparaging."

In a statement, Alphonso David, counsel to the governor, said, "These families have endured unspeakable losses and their voices are important ones in this debate. The Governor has vowed to keep the dialogue open and meet with them again in the coming weeks."

This year's state budget, which passed earlier this month, allocates money for criminal justice reform, but the details of that package have yet to be negotiated by the governor and the legislature.