There are 58 article(s) tagged police reform:

• July 2020

  • Police reform proposals and discussions dominate council agenda

    Memphis City Council members to discuss removing police from the city’s civil service system.

    By Bill Dries July 06, 2020

  • City Council to discuss removing police from civil service system

    The ordinance to be discussed is aimed at cases in which police leadership have moved to fire officers they found had used excessive force or deadly force improperly only to have those officers reinstated on appeal. The appeal is part of the city's civil service system.

    By Bill Dries July 03, 2020

  • Lee announces enhanced police training plan

    Gov. Bill Lee announced Thursday, July 2, plans for a partnership with various agencies to enhance officer training and increase police training.

    By Sam Stockard July 02, 2020

  • Smiley says look for more City Council moves on police reform

    On “Behind The Headlines,” the first-term council member said the proposals to come will push further on changing the Memphis Police Department beyond nonbinding resolutions approved last month. 

    By Bill Dries July 01, 2020

• June 2020

  • Strickland, Rallings make new overture on police reform

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings talked about further police reform efforts at a Tuesday briefing that was partially an answer to critics of Strickland's first set of reforms.

    By Bill Dries June 30, 2020

  • Nonprofit leaders press demands for change in policing and priorities

    The coalition of 150 local nonprofits issued a call for change two weeks ago. But they say they have seen little indication of movement and will continue to press their demands.

    By Bill Dries June 29, 2020

  • Cohen pushes for Barr impeachment, sees partisan divide in police reform calls

    The city's top elected Democrat talked about Barr's coming appearance before the House next month and the police reform debate in Washington and in the streets of Memphis.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2020

  • Nine religious leaders reject Strickland police reform effort

    Nine ministers – who were all involved in the set of private meetings with the mayor that lead up to his City Hall announcement Thursday regarding moves toward police reform – put out a letter Friday critical of the reforms Strickland had announced.

    By Bill Dries June 26, 2020