CUAPB founder Michelle Gross reflects on the murder of George Floyd and how coalition work has sustained the fight for justice and police accountability ever since.
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The more things change, the more they stay the same
Activist Marques Armstrong shares a raw reflection on the pain, the protests, and the unfinished fight for justice five years after George Floyd’s death.
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5 Years Since the Murder of George Floyd: A Statement from Minnesota Justice Research CenterÂ
Five years after George Floyd’s murder, MNJRC reflects on community progress and urges continued transformation of Minnesota’s criminal legal system.
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Trump Administration Shuts Down Police Misconduct Database as Killings Soar
The Trump administration has shut down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), the only federal resource for tracking police misconduct, despite the rising number of police-related deaths and systemic injustices faced by Black Americans.
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Tool Empowers Minnesotans to Investigate Police Employment Histories
A new tool, created by the Invisible Institute, allows the public to access the employment history of police officers in Minnesota, helping to hold officers accountable and preventing the hiring of “wandering officers” with a history of misconduct.
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UCMT hopes its community-based sites will make it easier to file complaints
Unity Community Mediation Team has launched six community-based locations to allow Minneapolis residents to file complaints with the MPD.
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​Oversight of Mpls police remains contentious
‘Ultimately, this is a way for the city council to pretend to do something about police brutality without actual accountability of the police.’
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We can have both police accountability and safety
It is time for state and local governments to take the lead in reimagining public safety.
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Seven months post-Floyd, cops still unaccountable for misdeeds
For all the outrage after George Floyd’s killing, most of the talk out of Minneapolis City Hall has addressed concerns other than police accountability.