Syracuse council adopts police reform, hoping it’s not ‘just another hollow promise’
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
Posted Mar 15, 2021
Protestors in Syracuse gather in front of city hall June 6, 2020, to protest police brutality and the death of George FloydÊin Minneapolis.Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. The Syracuse Common Council today unanimously approved a police reform plan intended to improve police-community relations, ensure greater police accountability and address systemic racial bias in the criminal justice system.
The Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan resulted from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2020 executive order that required local governments to adopt police reform measures by April 1.
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A second version of the draft plan was released following feedback from the community and Common Council.
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The city of Syracuse has released an updated version of the Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan, using feedback from the Common Council and the community to add commitments.
Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens and Syracuse Police Department Chief Kenton Buckner discussed the changes at the Common Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting Wednesday.
“The Common Council has really held our feet to the fire,” Buckner said. “We’ve had some tough conversations along the way, but I think we all should feel good about where we are today.”
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