police reform

Louisville Metro Police Chief Jackie Gwinn-Villaroel announced Thursday there will be no additional investigations or disciplinary action taken against officers whose alleged misconduct was highlighted in the U.S. Department of Justice’s scathing report earlier this year.

Herman Whitfield III died after police responded to his mental health crisis. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges Whitfield, who is Black, called out “I can’t breathe” while being restrained by officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dept.

The Indianapolis NAACP hosted a virtual conference with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Randal Taylor on June 2 to discuss police reform two years after the 2020 protests.

The head of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus said she's pleased with the Holcomb administration's response to a recently-released report on Indiana law enforcement policies and training.

The reformed civilian-majority Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department's Use of Force Review Board began meeting in July, but national police oversight experts and some Indianapolis residents say it doesn't have enough power to hold police responsible for using excessive force nor enough transparency to involve the public.

To bring us more on national trends in police oversight, WFYI’s criminal justice reporter Katrina Pross spoke with Cameron McEllhiney, the director of training and engagement for the National Association for Civilian Oversight in Law Enforcement.

In Indianapolis, two police oversight boards were reformed to include a civilian majority -- the Use of Force Review Board and the General Orders Board. Here is what you need to know about the General Orders Board and how it functions.

In Indianapolis, two police oversight boards were reformed to include a civilian majority -- the Use of Force Review Board and the General Orders Board. Here’s what you need to know about the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Use of Force Review Board.

Indianapolis students and advocates want to find ways to better support students and school staff without calling resource officers into the classroom.

Here's the response from some Indiana officials and advocacy groups to the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict.