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Days after the town of Minneapolis was crippled by violent riots after the demise of George Floyd and on the top of the “defund the police movement,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz endorsed a bundle of progressive police reforms that included “alternatives to policing.”
“Minnesotans are demanding real change,” Walz mentioned throughout a June 11, 2020, press convention endorsing a police reform bundle put collectively by the Minnesota People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus. He referred to as it one in all his “legislative priorities.”
“We stand united with House and Senate leaders and the People of Color and Indigenous Caucus, ready to get to work during the upcoming special session. I stand with the legislators who have coordinated a powerful set of reforms to make meaningful changes to our law enforcement system in Minnesota.”
A day by day replace that yr from the Minnesota House of Representatives additionally famous, “Members of the People of Color and Indigenous Caucus joined Gov. Tim Walz Thursday to present 18 bills they plan to introduce during the special session that begins Friday. Each bill deals with an aspect of police policy, training or discipline that caucus members believe will improve public safety and relations between officers and the communities they serve.”
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, speaks throughout a marketing campaign occasion Aug. 7, 2024, in Detroit. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“This is a coordinated and powerful set of reforms,” Walz mentioned on the time. “Minnesota will change the way we do policing.”
The “powerful set of reforms” included a name to create an Office of Community-Led Public Safety Coordination, which might “promote and monitor alternatives to traditional policing models” and award grants for “healing circles.”
The proposal states that “$7,450,000 is appropriated for grants to promote healing support in the black, indigenous, and communities of color in Minnesota. The Office will provide grants to community-based organizations that provide programs and direct intervention to promote wellness and healing justice. Grants would be made available for, but not limited to, the expansion of community organizations that provide healing and wellness services, providing healing circles, restorative justice circles, and community coach certification programs.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and her working mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, arrive at a marketing campaign rally in Philadelphia Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
“We’re supporting that slate of legislative proposals,” Walz mentioned throughout a press convention June 10, 2020, three days after the Minneapolis City Council pledged to disband its police power.
Walz in the end signed police reforms into legislation as a part of the Minnesota Police Accountability Act. However, the laws didn’t embrace an Office of Community-Led Public Safety Coordination.
The household of Daunte Wright gathers on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s demise May 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa, File)
“This bipartisan bill follows decades of advocacy by communities of color,” Walz mentioned when the laws was accepted. “And it is a good first step. These are long overdue changes, but they do not end the conversation we’re having about police accountability. The POCI Caucus has shown tremendous leadership on this issue, and I look forward to continuing our work with them to bring meaningful reform.”
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