AMANUEL: Reimagining Policing to Save Black Lives (Washington Informer)
December 16, 2020
OpEd, Yanet Amanuel, ACLU of Maryland
We remember Emanuel Oates, Anton Black, Leonard Shand, Korryn Gaines, Manuel Espina, William Green, Tyrone West, Christopher Brown, Gary Hopkins Jr., Robert White, Finan Berhe, Freddie Gray, and too many more. These are the names of just a few of the Black Marylanders killed by police.
Repeal of LEOBR, Reform of MPIA, Limit to Use of Force Necessary to Ensure Police Accountability
October 15, 2020
Press Release, Maryland Coalition for Justice & Police Accountability
As the Maryland General Assembly workgroup on police reform and accountability gets closer to deciding its recommendations for the 2021 legislative session, the Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability is making clear that it is necessary to pass legislation to repeal of the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights (LEOBR), to reform Maryland’s Public Information Act, and to only allow use of force when absolutely necessary.
Proposed Police Reforms Insufficient, Continue to Allow Police to Police Themselves
September 21, 2020
Press Release, Maryland Coalition for Justice & Police Accountability
As Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee hearings begin this week on policing, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland is running full page ads in the Afro American Newspaper, the Washington Post, and the Baltimore Sun making clear that the package of reforms that have been announced by Chairman Will Smith do not go nearly far enough to protect Black lives and rights in our state.
Letter to Members of the Maryland General Assembly
June 18, 2020
Letter, Maryland Coalition for Justice & Police Accountability
Dear Members of the Maryland General Assembly:
We, the undersigned survivors of police violence, advocacy organizations, and concerned Marylanders demand that the following long overdue reforms be considered and passed into law during the next Maryland General Assembly Legislative session, and with sufficient time to override a potential veto by Governor Larry Hogan.