Posts Tagged ‘police’
Ithaca Releases Protest Guidance for Police and Citizens
The Ithaca Police Department has revealed protest guidelines in collaboration with the City’s Community Police Board (CPB). The City previously didn’t have any official ones. These new guidelines stem from a protest in front of the Ithaca Police Department on October 22nd. Six people were arrested and protestors were pepper sprayed. Confusion in the public…
Read MoreWRFI and Ithaca Voice reporters talk about the Reimagining Public Safety Draft Report and Townhall
The City of Ithaca and Tompkins County legislator held a joint town hall on February, 25th to field questions from the public on the draft report. WRFI News Director, Jimmy Jordan, speaks with Anna Lamb, and Matt Butler of the Ithaca Voice about that meeting, parts of the report, the public’s questions, and the challenges…
Read MoreIthaca and Tompkins County Release Ambitious Public Safety Reform Draft
Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca have released a draft of their Public Safety Reimagined report. The report comes in response to Governor Cuomo’s executive Order 203, mandating municipalities review their public safety systems. The draft report was produced under the advisement of the Center for Policing Equity. It includes 19 detailed recommendations for…
Read MoreWhich Way Forward: Reforming Public Safety – Local Candidates on Police Reform [AUDIO]
Since August 2020, over 15 reporters from WRFI, the Ithaca Voice, and the Ithaca College park Scholars have been cooking up an audio documentary about police reform. Stay tuned: the full documentary will air in December! Ahead of November 3rd, we made a bonus episode about some local candidates’ stances on police reform. This piece…
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