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Community group urges police transparency, citing DOJ findings during Columbus committee hearing

Columbus Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee · December 6, 2024
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Summary

A speaker from People's Justice Project told the Public Safety committee the Columbus Police Department lacks accountability, cited alleged DOJ findings and a series of arrests of officers, and urged a body-camera footage release policy and a rebalancing of the city budget away from police funding.

During the committee's public comment period, Brianna Chambers of the People's Justice Project used her allotted three minutes to call for greater transparency and accountability from the Columbus Police Department.

Chambers said the city's Department…

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