County Commission seeks to limit Sheriff’s office
Shelby County Commissioners also try Monday, Aug. 14, to break the deadlock over the selection of a new chair after two unsuccessful tries since in July.
Topic: police reform
RSSThere are 67 article(s) tagged police reform:
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August 2023
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July 2023
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Strickland: DOJ investigation could make it harder to hire more cops
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said Friday he sought to talk with Justice Department officials ahead of Thursday’s announcement of the “pattern and practice” review of the MPD but was rebuffed.
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April 2023
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Mayoral forum covers police reform, MATA and city funding for education
Six contenders in the race for Memphis mayor spoke at an event organized by Commit to Memphis at Mosaic Commons, also known as Mosaic Church in Midtown.
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March 2023
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Experts discuss solutions to systemic racial violence at NCRM
The National Civil Rights Museum hosted “The Reckoning: Community Policing and Accountability,” the first in a three-part series to examine historical connections of systemic racial violence.
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Strickland wants criminal data posted to court websites, not the city portal
Strickland says his call Friday for more public data about court decisions on bail and sentencing would be part of existing websites outside of the city government’s data hub.
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Council gives final approval to five police reform ordinances despite Strickland memo
The most controversial ordinance barring police from low-level traffic stops was delayed Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Strickland administration opposed and questioned some of the measures in a four-page memo.
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City Council votes on police reform serve as backdrop for larger debate
Memphis City Council members could take final votes Tuesday, March 6, on a set of six police reform ordinances. The proposals are surrounded by a debate about crime in Memphis.
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In mayoral bid, J.W. Gibson aims to strike balance between crime and police reform
The business and philanthropic leader kicked off his mayoral bid Monday, March 6, in South Memphis straddling the issues of crime and police reform.
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February 2023
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City Council Scorecard: Tracking the latest police reform proposals
The Council Scorecard looks at a set of two resolutions and six ordinances the Memphis City Council approved at its Feb. 7 meeting.
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January 2023
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City Council looks at long-term police reforms in wake of Tyre Nichols’ death
Proposals include keeping data on police traffic stops and renewing plans to increase police training.
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May 2021
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Coalition gives new police chief 100 days to answer call for reform
Decarcerate Memphis, a criminal justice grassroots coalition, has given MPD’s new police chief 100 days to tackle reforms it says are needed to change the “culture and structure” of the department.
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April 2021
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Opinion: The Chauvin verdict is about more than one bad cop
Derek Chauvin’s conviction should continue the reckoning on race that started after Floyd’s murder shocked the world 11 months ago. A reckoning we have longed for since the night Thomas Moss and his companions were taken out and lynched in Memphis.
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MICAH calls on Strickland to open up police director selection process
Social justice group seeks to be part of the discussion and decisions about police reforms and the selection of the next Memphis Police director.
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March 2021
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Council member says community policing should be priority of new police leadership
On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, council member Rhonda Logan says the police force needs more officers but also needs to change the way those officers are used with a return to community policing.
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January 2021
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New MPD dashboard to record excessive force complaints, reports
The dashboard was called for by City Council members this past December and will be added to three city websites. No date was given for when the information will go live, but it will data back to 2016.
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Last of county police reform measures delayed again
A proposal by Commissioner Tami Sawyer to require County Commission approval for any sheriff to acquire surplus federal military equipment was postponed.
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December 2020
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5 critical votes by the Shelby County Commission
From an ongoing budget battle to police reform and new voting machines, these are five critical votes by the Shelby County Commission in 2020 as chronicled in The Daily Memphian’s County Commission Scorecard.
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Five significant City Council votes in 2020
The Daily Memphian City Council Scorecard tracked 48 key council decisions in the current council’s first year in office. These are five significant decisions made that promise to have an impact on what happens in 2021.
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County Commission Scorecard: Pandemic maneuvers and keeping police reform alive
The last County Commission meeting of the year included important decisions on governing in a pandemic, with a path to nine votes through compromise and the fine print of the newest health department directive.
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Last of county police reform measures pushed into new year
The delay in the final vote on requiring County Commission approval for the sheriff to acquire surplus military hardware came after Sheriff Floyd Bonner complained he hadn’t been consulted. County Mayor Lee Harris disputed that assertion.
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County Commission has busy afternoon ahead
The commission is taking final votes on an ordinance that would let Shelby County Health Department levy fines for COVID violations, and a requirement for Shelby County Sheriff’s Department to get commission approval to acquire surplus military equipment and weapons.
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Recommendation for police force of 2,500 raises questions of coordination
The task force making the call is one of several working on police reforms and better police practices. The size of the Memphis Police force is a controversial part of the civic discussion about police reform.
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Task force recommends Memphis police number of 2,500
The number is smaller than the ranks of 2,800 previously pushed by Mayor Jim Strickland and Police Director Michael Rallings.
Related story: Survey seeks community input on next Memphis police director
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November 2020
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Discussions spur dialogue for change
A variety of community voices spoke out on police reform during two discussions last week.
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Differences emerge in police reform
Two conversations about police reform show the more detailed the proposed reforms become, the more differences they reveal.
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