police reform

At the first meeting of Akron City Council’s Reimagining Public Safety Committee, Akron Police Chief Kenneth Ball made a brief appearance to get things rolling. “I would say that I’m thankful to be here, but I’m not. I’m frustrated,” Ball told members of council in September 2020.

Mayor Andrew Ginther has announced his appointments to the new Civilian Review Board, who will be charged with oversight of the Columbus Police department.

After meeting for 10 months, five police reform working groups have submitted about 90 recommendations. But the city has only implemented one.

The bill, which would ban chokeholds and eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, now advances to the Senate.

Columbus City Council is scheduled to vote on a nearly $1 billion annual budget Monday night, following a failed bid to delay police hiring. The dispute…

A new data analysis shows that Franklin County has the highest rate of any Ohio county for deaths at the hands of police.The rate of police shooting…

Columbus City Council has dropped a plan to delay the hiring of police recruits. Council president Shannon Hardin abandoned the proposal on Monday, saying…

Columbus Police officers should be barred from using force to disperse peaceful demonstrators, a group of anti-racism protesters is arguing in a hearing…

Last summer, as protesters demanding racial justice flooded Columbus streets, a meme began passing around social media, depicting the city budget as a bar…

Cincinnati council members may be voting soon to limit how and when the police department can use no-knock warrants. But whether the council has the...