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.
Via Dorchester Reporter] By Seth Daniel A room filled with elected officials, activists, union officials and residents vented about the slow pace of reform measures within the Boston Police Department (BPD) during a forum held last Saturday afternoon at the … Continued
Report Back: Saturday we hosted our Community Town Hall Form on the State of Police Reform in Boston. Facilitated by Blackstonian & Mass Police Reform. Hosted by MAMLEO. Panelists in Attendance Invited Elected Officials in Attendance Candidates in Attendance Organizations … Continued
[Via Boston Globe] ByLea Skene Globe Staff,Updated January 18, 2026, 11:38 a.m. Amid growing friction between the Boston Police Department and the civilian agency meant to oversee it, community leaders expressed frustration during a public forum this weekend. Five years after the 2020 … Continued
[Source via The Boston Globe] To his credit, Evandro Carvalho, the executive director of Boston’s Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, is candid about the challenges he has faced since taking on that job a little more than a year … Continued
[Source via The Boston Globe] On a recent Friday morning, Evandro Carvalho set up a meet-and-greet at a diner on Bowdoin Street, waving the banner of the city Office of Police Accountability and Transparency. He was there to convince anyone … 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
A database of police disciplinary records is online with information from 273 law enforcement agencies across the state. STAN GROSSFELD/ GLOBE STAFF/FILE 2020 More than two years after its creation, the state’s police watchdog commission has released its most ambitious … 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
By Laura Crimaldi Globe Staff,Updated July 28, 2023, 5:43 a.m. Video shows U-Haul tracked from Patriot Front demonstration in Boston getting pulled over 4:51 Body worn-camera footage shows State Police stop of U-Haul from Patriot Front demonstration in Boston. (Video courtesy … Continued