The report found department spending on oversight and community engagement decreased while spending on traditional policing initiatives — those focused on investigation and arrest — increased.
In its almost 400-year history, Boston has never been a stranger to unrest. Protests began in late May, following the death of George Floyd, and continued until the winter.
At 21, he joined Boston’s Laborers Local 223 Union, maintaining active involvement for over 20 years. Now, the 53-year-old is being pulled to D.C., where he awaits a likely confirmation as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor.
With Mayor Marty Walsh soon to leave office and serve as Labor Secretary under the Biden administration, our city’s leadership must begin to address the difficulties we are left with. We must continue to hold our elected officials to their promises and push Boston to become a city that doesn’t thrive off of inequalities but rather fosters communities of growth and equality.
The Daily Free Press has covered the City of Boston as it weaves through a nearly year-long period of loss and resilience brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. This Spring, the city news team will maintain its coverage of a shifting Boston.
Mayor Marty Walsh filed an ordinance with the City Council Thursday to create the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, which was among the primary recommendations made by the task force.
The report recommends creating an independent Office of Police Accountability and Transparency with subpoena power, expanding BPD’s diversity and inclusion efforts and increasing body-cam usage.
