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Md. Senate passes police reform proposals; attention shifts to House

March 3, 2021 Comments Off on Md. Senate passes police reform proposals; attention shifts to House

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The Maryland Senate on Wednesday passed police reform proposals to curtail excessive force, limit no-knock warrants, prevent departments from acquiring military equipment, mandate body cameras, make the police disciplinary process transparent and uniform and empower the state prosecutor to investigate ...

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Lawmakers eye changes to police ‘bill of rights,’ cite need for oversight

December 13, 2020 Comments Off on Lawmakers eye changes to police ‘bill of rights,’ cite need for oversight

"No piece of legislation is perfect but the package is consequential and comprehensive," says Sen. Will Smith, D-Montgomery and chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. "This really does represent the most broad, sweeping meaningful change in police-community relations in over 40 years and I think collectively together it is going to move us in the right direction." (The Daily Record/File Photo)

The General Assembly appears poised this coming session to sharply alter – if not outright repeal – a 46-year-old law governing how police departments discipline wayward officers, amid criticism that the procedures are too protective of them and largely shielded ...

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