We submitted this testimony to the Providence City Council to support a proposed ordinance that would strengthen the Providence Community-Police Relations Act. Board Member Carl Kruger testified in person on behalf of the ACLU of RI.
The Council’s Committee on Ordinances approved the ordinance, which will next be voted on at the full Council meeting on October 16.
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