Working to reform police practices to improve respect for basic human and civil rights. Reforms must address issues in policing including racial discrimination/profiling, diversity, excessive/deadly force and corruption.
[Source via WCVB 5] BOSTON — The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission has responded to Attorney Alan Jackson’s letter demanding an investigation into Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox over alleged credibility issues related to the Karen Read case. … Continued
Boston Police HeadquartersCRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF In a settlement with Lawyers for Civil Rights, the Boston Police Department has agreed to clear out its public records backlog within the next six months, a victory for those who have at times … Continued
By Tonya Alanez and Sean Cotter Globe Staff,Updated August 17, 2023, 6:05 p.m. Above, Encore casino in Everett, Mass. Boston police officer Rebecca Leo is serving an unpaid three-month suspension for stealing money out of a lost wallet at the Encore … Continued
By Sean Cotter Globe Staff, Updated July 31, 2023, 9:30 a.m. Boston’s police watchdog agency broke new ground at its meeting this month: Two years after it was first created and after receiving more than 200 citizen complaints, the Office of … Continued
The NBC10 Investigators discovered some police departments have new software at their fingertips, intended to prevent violent crime and gang activity. But civil rights advocates have privacy concerns about how the technology is used. By Ryan Kath and Jim Haddadin • Published July 7, 2021 • Updated … Continued
By John Hilliard Globe Staff, Updated June 8, 2023, 12:42 p.m. Patrick Rose Sr., former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, wipes away tears after he read a statement to the court.PAT GREENHOUSE/GLOBE STAFF A lawsuit filed Thursday by two … Continued
By Tonya Alanez Globe Staff, Updated June 8, 2023, 11:16 p.m. Shaun Jenkins (center) with the legal team on Sept. 24, 2021, the day he was released from prison. Also pictured: Rob Selevitch (the Innocence Program investigator, back row), Nicole Collins … Continued
Mayor Michelle Wu’s priorities include reducing “union release time,” when the city pays officers to attend collective bargaining and grievance sessions, and tightening the medical leave policy. JESSICA RINALDI/GLOBE STAFF It’s a feat that eluded her predecessors. Michelle Wu swept … Continued
Our conversation with Keith Antonio who was racially profiled and harassed by the BPD in 2018.
Despite apparent broad consensus among key stakeholders on proposals that have been public for in some cases decades, there is a lack of substantive movement on most fronts in terms of police reform here in Massachusetts. With the current resurgence … Continued