Police Accountability An 'Essential Element' In Rebuilding Trust, Garland Says - Honolulu Civil Beat
Police Accountability An ‘Essential Element’ In Rebuilding Trust, Garland Says
President Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general was questioned by Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono about the use of federal consent decrees to force reform for troubled police departments.
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WASHINGTON — Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, says the Justice Department won’t shy away from holding police officers accountable.
During Garland’s confirmation hearing Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Garland was asked by Democratic senators, including Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono, how he would address officer misconduct and civil rights abuses.