Police Reform

When Nicole McKay took the job as Director of the city of Boise's Office of Police Accountability, she soon discovered that there was correspondence dating back to a year ago.

When Nicole McKay took the job as director of the City of Boise’s Office of Police Accountability, she soon discovered that there was correspondence dating back to a year ago.

President Biden has marked the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by signing an executive order. It will set up some of the police reforms that stalled in Congress.

As communities reckon with deep problems in policing highlighted by the murder of George Floyd, some advocates are working toward what they say is one solution: achieving gender parity.

“I remember my uncle calling me and he said, ‘I need you to sit down,’” Maestas recalled through tears. “And I knew right when he said that, something was wrong with Elisha.”

How far has America come in enacting meaningful police reform since George Floyd’s murder nearly one year ago? That question faces renewed scrutiny with the rare verdict against ex-police officer Derek Chauvin. Nearly 1,000 miles from Minnesota, criminal justice experts say Colorado has set a bold example for the entire nation when it comes to impactful police reform.

Boise City Council Pro Tem Lisa Sanchez is taking a leading role in the conversation around police accountability and trust. Idaho Matters shares an interview with Sanchez from Morning Edition host George Prentice.

As the nation’s attention is fixed on the trial of Derek Chauvin, there’s a growing conversation on reform and oversight of law enforcement in America. In the City of Boise, local lawmakers are considering a redesign of a new Office of Police Accountability.

Amid the protests against the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black people by police in the the past months and years,…

This interview originally aired July 6, 2020. (This interview is the first of a two-part show about policing in Idaho. You can find the second half — on…