Governor to release plan to address police reform

Gov.

Charlie Baker is set to release a plan that addresses police reform in Massachusetts.

STATEHOUSE WITH THE NEWDEVELOPMENTS THIS MORNING.GOOD MORNING.POLICE REFORM, HAPPENING ONTWO LEVELS AT BEACON HILL, ATTHE STATEHOUSE, WHERE LAWMAKERSHAVE SEEN SEVERAL THOUSANDPEOPLE SHOW UP IN THESE PUBLICPROTESTS AND DEMONSTRATIONSAGAINST RACIAL INJUSTICE.UNDER BAKER IS PREPARINGLEGISLATION THAT WOULD FOCUS ONPOLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, ANDEFFORT THAT HAS BEEN WORKED ONFOR MONTHS, ACCORDING TO THEBOSTON GLOBE.HE IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE A PLANTHAT WOULD CREATE A SYSTEM TOCERTIFIED POLICE OFFICERSSTATEWIDE, WHICH WOULD HAPPENFOR THE FIRST TIME.ROBERT DELEO IS WORKING ONSIMILAR LEGISLATION ALONG WITHTHE BLACK AND LATINO CAUCUS.THAT BILL ICLUDES BANNINGCHOKEHOLDS AND WOULD CREATE ANINDEPENDENT OFFICE TO OVERSEEPOLICIES AND PROCEDURES,INCLUDING CERTIFICATION.LAWMAKERS TELL THE GLOBE THATTHE EFFORT FOR POLICE REFORM ISNOW ON THE FOREFRONT AFTER THEKILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD INMINNEAPOLIS AND THE PROTESTSTHAT FOLLOWED.SPEAKER DILEO’S OFFICE SAYS THEYPLAN TO FILE THEIR LEGISLATIONBY THE END OF JULY.GOVERNOR BAKER IS EXPECTED TORELEASE DETAILS OF HIS PLAN NEXTWEEK.