Victim advocates tell Bloomington council police and prosecutors routinely fail survivors, call for independent oversight

At a Committee of the Whole meeting, seven community speakers reading anonymized victim statements urged the Bloomington City Council to push for changes after describing repeated failures in how victims are treated by local law enforcement and prosecutors.

Amy Endicott, representing Care for Victims and who also identified herself as a human relations commissioner, said the community hears consistent reports that "most in our community are still unaware" of victims' rights and called for "immediate meaningful reform" and independent investigation capacity. Sarah Shields read…