Nashville voted resoundingly on Tuesday to create a citizen board to review allegations of police misconduct, capping a grassroots campaign that first used a petition drive to get the proposal on the ballot and then won 59 percent of the vote.
Explainer: Police Oversight As Envisioned By Nashville Charter Amendment 1
Listen After voters in Davidson County decide who they are going to vote for, they’re getting hit with another question that requires a bit more reading. Metro Charter Amendment 1 spreads across three pages, explaining a proposed citizen panel to review complaints against Nashville police (full text here).
Nashville Policing Study Coming Soon, But Not Fast Enough For Some
Listen This story was updated at 10:30 a.m. A highly anticipated analysis of Nashville police traffic stops has suddenly become a hot-button political matter.
Here Are The 6 Charter Amendments On The Davidson County Ballot
Listen Early voting begins this week in much of Tennessee, and Davidson County residents will see several referendum items on their ballots.
Prosecution Of Nashville Officer Adds Fuel To Community Oversight Campaign
Listen The prosecution of a Nashville police officer will begin to make its way through the court system at the same time that advocates are campaigning for the creation of a citizen board to review police misconduct. The groups in favor of creating that board largely celebrated the officer’s arrest as one form of accountability, […]
Prosecution Of Nashville Officer Adds Fuel To Community Oversight Campaign
Listen The prosecution of a Nashville police officer will begin to make its way through the court system at the same time that advocates are campaigning for the creation of a citizen board to review police misconduct. The groups in favor of creating that board largely celebrated the officer’s arrest as one form of accountability, […]
Five Months After Megan Barry’s Resignation, Ethics Board May Ask Officials To Testify
A pair of investigations into former mayor Megan Barry are seeing a flurry of activity this week. The Metro Auditor’s much-anticipated findings could be made public soon. And on Tuesday, members of the Metro Board of Ethical Conduct — running their own probe — said they plan to call officials to testify.
Activists Launch Petition To Get Community Oversight Board For Nashville Police On Ballot
A group of local activists is launching a petition to resurrect the proposal for a police community oversight board. The goal is to get a referendum on the November ballot so Nashville voters can decide whether community oversight of police is necessary.
Council Kills Plans For Citizen Oversight of Nashville Police, Activists Say They’ll Keep Pressing
Listen Nashville has spent 20 years mulling the idea of a civilian review board to investigate complaints against police officers. It’s most recent attempt made it farther than any other, but it collapsed on Tuesday when the Metro Council voted it down 25 to 5. But for advocates, the idea is still very much […]
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