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Organizers with Free the People Western New York laid out several recommendations they believe would create change in the BPD.
This commission’s agenda is inadequate, and frankly it is a disappointment, we can, and we should do better by the people of Buffalo.
NEW REPORT: A fiscal analysis of pending justice reforms in New York State finds that implementing them would collectively save and/or generate an estimated $1.52 billion for the state annually. #UnlockingBILLIONS
A police reform task force wants the Erie County Sheriff’s Office to become more diverse and transparent, while adding more citizen oversight.
Following news this week that the Buffalo Police Department is disbanding its traffic division, a local coalition of advocates for defunding the police are calling for the city to stop police enforcement of traffic altogether.
Free the People of Western New York held a community discussion at the Belle Center in Buffalo Thursday night to share ideas about police reform and accountability.
Last night, Free the People, Western New York held a meeting in the Belle Center to talk about policing and police. Under an order from Governor Cuomo, Buffalo must appoint a task force to study the Police Department and decide on what changes have to be made to update the agency and see how it handles racial issues.
Last night, Free the People, Western New York held a meeting in the Belle Center to talk about policing and police. Under an order from Governor Cuomo, Buffalo must appoint a task force to study the Police Department and decide on what changes have to be made to update the agency and see how it handles racial issues.
Flanked by representatives of the Free The People WNY Coalition, Common Council members, members of Buffalo Police Department and two National Football League players, Mayor Byron Brown announced a series of changes in the city’s police policy while vowing that conversations to address social inequity have only just begun.
