/tags/police-reform Police Reform en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 17 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-17/civil-rights-attorney-says-michael-browns-death-wasnt-in-vain-despite-lack-of-police-reform Civil rights attorney and former South Carolina state representative Bakari Sellers says national police reform is currently dead, but there is hope through voting to change the makeup of Congress. Fri, 17 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-05-17/civil-rights-attorney-says-michael-browns-death-wasnt-in-vain-despite-lack-of-police-reform Andrea Y. Henderson /law-order/2023-10-18/new-body-cameras-worn-by-east-st-louis-police-will-help-officers-and-citizens-chief-says Under Illinois law, all police agencies will be required to begin wearing body cameras by the start of 2025. East St. Louis got its first body cameras in September. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:00:36 GMT /law-order/2023-10-18/new-body-cameras-worn-by-east-st-louis-police-will-help-officers-and-citizens-chief-says Carolyn P. Smith /government-politics-issues/2023-05-05/st-louis-jail-oversight-board-board-members-claims-corrections-leader-has-blocked-them St. Louis’ Detention Facilities Oversight Board is calling on city officials to compel the division of corrections to provide requested documentation on the St. Louis City Justice Center. Fri, 05 May 2023 10:15:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-05-05/st-louis-jail-oversight-board-board-members-claims-corrections-leader-has-blocked-them Chad Davis /government-politics-issues/2022-07-15/st-louis-aldermen-approve-new-civilian-oversight-of-police-and-jails The St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed a bill Friday that puts the Detention Facilities Oversight Board and the Civilian Police Oversight Board under a civilian commissioner. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 23:20:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-07-15/st-louis-aldermen-approve-new-civilian-oversight-of-police-and-jails Chad Davis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-26/mayor-jones-150m-for-north-st-louis-is-a-down-payment-for-future-growth Mayor Tishaura Jones details plans to spend $150 million in north St. Louis and addresses recent setbacks in her aim to reform the city’s criminal justice system. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 21:10:25 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-26/mayor-jones-150m-for-north-st-louis-is-a-down-payment-for-future-growth Kayla Drake /government-politics-issues/2022-04-19/tishaura-jones-public-safety-track-record The St. Louis mayor says she remains committed to ‘reimagining public safety’ and efforts to make communities safer beyond policing. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:55:43 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-04-19/tishaura-jones-public-safety-track-record Rebecca Rivas /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-01/attorney-blasts-st-louis-appeal-on-behalf-of-cops-engaged-in-2017-kettling-arrests Javad Khazaeli represents a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel swept up in the mass arrests that followed the St. Louis Police “kettling” protesters in downtown St. Louis in 2017. Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:39:16 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-01/attorney-blasts-st-louis-appeal-on-behalf-of-cops-engaged-in-2017-kettling-arrests Sarah Fenske /government-politics-issues/2021-10-25/social-workers-are-riding-the-metrolink-to-help-people-in-crisis The program launched by the St. Clair County Transit District is meant to relieve pressure on local police and offer better care for riders who need it. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:11:17 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-10-25/social-workers-are-riding-the-metrolink-to-help-people-in-crisis Kavahn Mansouri and Amoni Lewis | Belleville News-Democrat /government-politics-issues/2021-09-14/st-louis-mayor-plans-shift-to-civilian-control-of-police-misconduct-investigations The proposed Office of Public Accountability is an attempt to give civilians more control in police reform efforts. Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:21:28 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-09-14/st-louis-mayor-plans-shift-to-civilian-control-of-police-misconduct-investigations William H. Freivogel /government-politics-issues/2021-09-13/st-louis-police-killings-george-floyd-breonna-taylor The deaths of Don Ray Clark and Nicholas Gilbert at the hands of police are eerily similar to the highly publicized killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. St. Louis officers faced no consequences, but the City of St. Louis is trying to change how we hold police to account. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:17:55 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-09-13/st-louis-police-killings-george-floyd-breonna-taylor William H. Freivogel