What the passage of Question E means for Baltimore City residents and police (Baltimore Fishbowl)

November 26, 2024

In the Nov. 5 election, Baltimore City residents voted overwhelmingly to pass Question E, taking the final step in returning control of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) to the city — something it has not had since the 1860s. Advocates hope the decades-long struggle to regain control over its police department will improve police accountability.

Can Baltimore finally control its police force? Question E may be last step (Baltimore Sun)

October 28, 2024

Baltimore voters will again be asked to weigh in on local control of Baltimore Police at the ballot box — this time in the form of Question E.

One of the numerous questions on city ballots this November, the potential charter amendment asks voters whether they support establishing the police department as an agency of the mayor and city council, then lays out how the police department would be governed, as it is now, by a police commissioner subject to mayoral appointment and council confirmation.

Baltimore’s Police Accountability Board wants its own legal counsel, but it’s facing pushback from city officials (Baltimore Sun)

February 7, 2024

Baltimore’s newly formed Police Accountability Board wants to explore having independent legal counsel, separate from the city’s lawyers. But it’s facing pushback from city government.

Elected Officials, Police Accountability Groups Defend Anton’s Law Before Court Hearing

January 10, 2024

Press Release, MCJPA

Side Deal Between FOP, Montgomery County Threatens Public Access to Misconduct Records