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Police unions are working hard to block the public’s access to police misconduct records. This flies in the face of the letter and intention of Anton’s Law, which gives members of the public the ability to obtain records of police misconduct investigations using the Maryland Public Information Act.
What ensures police accountability and transparency? Timely and real access to police records. That also increases community trust and ultimately public safety. Black and Brown people, who the police disproportionately abuse and kill, have their rights violated again when police misconduct records are hidden and covered up.