Fresno Names Police Reform Board to Implement Policy Changes
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Last year, a special committee recommended 73 ways to reform the Fresno Police Department in the wake of local and national protests over law enforcement practices.
Now, a new 8-member board will help carry out those suggestions.
The original reform committee, created last year after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, met for four months crafting proposed changes to Fresno PD policies and systems.
Among the top recommendations were establishing an oversight board, strengthening the existing Fresno Office of Independent Review and making changes to the way local police respond to mental and behavioral health related calls for service.