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Youth group urges Milwaukee police oversight overhaul, outlines five demands
Summary
Leaders Igniting Transformation presented the Fire and Police Commission with five demands — including a 120-day investigation deadline, quarterly public dashboards and neighborhood complaint intake sites — and offered to partner with the commission on implementation.
Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT), a youth-led Milwaukee civic group, told the Fire and Police Commission on Nov. 20 that the city needs stronger civilian oversight of police and a more accessible complaints process.
“ We are mobilizing young people to reimagine public safety by divesting from harmful systems and investing in community based solutions such as youth employment, violence prevention, crisis response teams, mental health services, and restorative justice practices,” said Connor Grossnickle, a civic member with LIT. The group described…
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