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Mar 3, 2025 - Every year, police departments nationwide initiate thousands of high-speed car chases, often with little public inquiry regarding protocols and policy. But...

Nov 22, 2025 - As Newark’s long-standing police consent decree comes to an end, Senator Angela V. McKnight (D-Hudson) released the following statement emphasizing the need...

Dec 5, 2023 - Akron City Council voted to reject proposed rules that would have given the Citizens’ Police Oversight Board new powers.

Learn how oversight ensures that the USCP meets the safety and security needs of the Capitol Complex

Oct 17, 2025 - Phillip Balbuena, who served as a member of the Vallejo Police Department’s Critical Incident Review Board, stepped down on Sept. 30, one day after Open...

May 13, 2025 - Cleveland has layers (and layers) of police oversight. Citizen-led boards and commissions have more power and independence than ever.

May 8, 2023 - Shortly after 10 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2018, Dallas police officer Amber Guyger shot and killed Botham Jean inside his own apartment. Guyger, who was off-duty and...

Dec 13, 2025 - Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas. But they keep running into the...

Apr 25, 2023 - Over the years, city officials have proudly pointed to the CPCC as evidence of Long Beach’s commitment to police accountability and transparency. But the...

Jun 30, 2025 - Pushing for Real Police Oversight in Contract and on the Ballot What exactly is a G file? By Bryant Bingamon Somewhere deep in the Austin Police Department’s...

Apr 12, 2024 - A bill headed to the governor’s desk would bar civilian oversight boards from investigating instances of police misconduct, further restricting their limited...

Sep 29, 2025 - Editor’s note (May 18): Governor Bill Lee signed this legislation into law on May 17. Soon after Tyre Nichols’s brutal killing by Memphis police...

The East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Committee has called for a special meeting to discuss proposed changes to Ordinance No. 1533.

Departments aren't reviewing or disclosing AI-written police reports—which are now being used in plea deals.

The City of East Lansing is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission (ELIPOC).

Feb 27, 2023 - In the upcoming Feb. 28 election featuring a tense mayoral contest between incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot and an array of formidable challengers, Chicagoans...

The East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center,...

Jan 2, 2026 - Adams' move on New Year’s Eve amounted to a final finger in the eye of a City Council he’d feuded with throughout his administration.

The oversight commission is the second city commission to file motions pertaining to the incident, despite a city attorney advising against it.

The East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission (ELIPOC) will host a public input session during its Wednesday, Nov. 12, meeting.

Aug 6, 2025 - Seven seats are up for grabs on Detroit’s police oversight board. Voters won’t see a single candidate on their primary ballot.

Nov 18, 2025 - Graduate student workers at Johns Hopkins University say the school has used its armed private police force has been used to intimidate and surveil student...