The move follows the police killing of George Floyd and more than a week of uprisings, where hundreds of thousands of people around the world have protested against police violence, and abusive...

Mayor Eric Garcetti said he will direct $250 million to youth jobs, health initiatives and “peace centers” to heal trauma, and will allow those who have suffered discrimination to collect damages.

The Denver Police Department on Sunday evening announced a trio of policy changes, including banning officers from using chokeholds and requiring them to alert supervisors any time they point a gun…

Guadalupe Guerrero said the state's largest school district will no longer host patrol officers on its high school campuses.

The bill addresses the speed at which body-camera footage is made public after a police shooting, among other changes.

Oakland Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell joins the majority of the school board in calling for eliminating the school district police force in the wake of national protests against police...

Breonna Taylor was killed nearly three months ago during a no-knock raid. All 26 members of the Metro Council have signed on as co-sponsors to “Breonna’s Law,” which would ban them.

The proposal came following the George Floyd protests in Denver, which sparked conversations about law enforcement and race.

San Francisco officers will stop responding to disputes between neighbors, reports about homeless people and school discipline interventions.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh declared racism a public health crisis in the city Friday morning. The mayor announced the city would immediately transfer $3 million from the police overtime budget to the...

The commissioner is reassigning about 600 officers from teams that target violent crime. He called it a “seismic shift” in police culture.

The new department will serve as a public safety branch. 

Until now, the identities of officers subject to discipline have generally not been disclosed to the public unless they have faced criminal charges.

Rochester City Council approved its budget in a 8 to 1 vote Tuesday with Councilmember Mary Lupien voting no. The $530 million budget includes a nearly 4

City council last week failed to pass a budget that takes $15 million away from the Portland Police Bureau, as Commissioner Eudaly said the cuts were not enough.

The Salt Lake City Council held its budget vote Tuesday night, allocating funds for everything from libraries to transportation to public works. But the most discussed line item remained the police...

Forging ahead on police reforms, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that the city is launching an online database that will let New Yorkers track disciplinary cases against police officers...

NORTHAMPTON — After midnight Friday, the City Council voted to cut the Police Department’s $6.7 million budget by 10%. The council’s Zoom meeting drew hundreds of people, many of whom held up...

The $752,000 reduction in the APD’s budget will result in layoffs of four department staff — two officers, one dispatcher and one office assistant — as well as three layoffs of over-hires, or…

Alders voted 16-4 to create the civilian review board and a three-member workgroup that will oversee the logistical, legal and financial groundwork that is necessary to implement the board and

Iowa City Council pushed past the state, banning chokeholds "without exception."

The Seattle city council voted unanimously Monday to repeal two laws over concerns about disproportionate impacts on Black and Indigenous people and other People of Color. The council voted to remove...

The San Francisco Unified School District will no longer partner with or fund the San Francisco Police Department, following a unanimous vote on a

The suspension is just one part of a broader proposal to improve school climate for Black students, who last year made up nearly half of students referred to police across the district but just 14%...

The Minneapolis City Council voted to advance a proposal that would create a new Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention. The city would need to change its charter, which serves as its...

San Diego City Council voted today on their intent to place a police reform measure on the November ballot.

Philadelphia City Council approved four police reforms on Thursday but left others shelved for the summer.

The mayor and City Council pared $1 billion in funding for the Police Department, but nearly half of that would come from budgetary sleight of hand.

The Spokane City Council resoundingly shot down a controversial new contract with the union that represents Spokane police officers on Monday.

The Los Angeles School board voted to defund the school police budget by $25 million following weeks of protests by student activists involved in the Black Lives Matter movement.

The police cuts, along with reductions in other city departments, were made to close a $39 million budget deficit.

Citing “racial bias in facial surveillance,” the Boston City Council voted unanimously to stop the use of facial recognition by public agencies.

Organizers want more policy to directly address police brutality.

Plus, a look back at the overhaul of police-community relations in Cincinnati more than 20 years later.   

After a long cut night, the Somerville City Council may be close to approving an FY21 budget.

The council members approved an omnibus bill crafted by Mayor Jesse Arreguin over a proposal by Council member Cheryl Davila.

Under current law, established during the "tough on crime" era, San Francisco mandated at least 1,971 full-time police officers. Voters will now have the opportunity to reconsider that mandate.

A move to block city police from buying military-style weapons follows calls to defund the police.

City Council members voted 19-1, with Ald. Paul Skidmore, District 9, in opposition.

Washington, D.C., is joining Maine and Vermont in allowing incarcerated people to vote.