police reform

The president is facing political pressure to take action following the national outcry over the killing of George Floyd and others at the hands of police.

Cleveland expects two more years of federal oversight for its police department before being freed from what was meant to be a five-year consent decree. The city’s consent decree coordinator, retired judge Greg White, told city council’s safety committee Monday the city is not yet in compliance with the reforms included in its 2015 agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. But the city has turned a corner, he said.

Justice Clarence Thomas dissents, saying the "qualified immunity doctrine appears to stray from the statutory text."

This episode originally aired on June 10, 2020.The Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced plans to vote to disband the police department in response…

After nearly three weeks of protests, several police departments have already moved to make reforms, but when it comes to sweeping national change, it's not clear how far Washington will go.

With a presidential campaign and historic demonstrations unfolding, the country's youngest voters and activists are navigating the power of direct action versus electoral politics in real time.

Exercise restraint. Use only the minimum amount of lawful force. Do not show anger.Every officer in training in Ohio is taught crowd control policies,…

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, host Mike Thompson discusses the wide range of demands coming from protesters…

Mayor Andrew Ginther is issuing an executive order requiring all fatal police use-of-force cases and cases of death in police custody to be referred to…

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is sponsoring legislation to implement police reforms, including a ban on chokeholds and no-knock warrants.The "Justice In…