KMIZ: Bipartisan police reform package signed into law

Jul 15

Gov. Mike Parson signed a package of police and criminal justice reform bills into law Wednesday. The bills, championed by state senators Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Buchanan) and Brian Williams (D-St. Louis), go into effect on Aug. 28.

…

Carl Filler, a policy analyst with the Justice Action Network, said these new laws are common-sense reform, which is why both political parties were on board.

"The strength of this bill, and why I think we were so impressed with what Missouri did here, was that (legislators) were able to bring everyone to the table and agree on a common set of principles around fairness and quality," Filler said.

https://abc17news.com/news/missouri/2021/07/15/bipartisan-police-reform-package-signed-into-law/

MissouriPolicingClean SlateJuvenile Justice

JANStaff

KMIZ: Bipartisan police reform package signed into law

Mother Jones: Biden Said He'd Cut Incarceration in Half. So Far, the Federal Prison Population is Growing.

MSNBC PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton: Racial Disparities on Drug Sentencing