Speaker Creates Police Accountability Workgroup in the House.

'Maryland Speaker of the House Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and House Judiciary Chairman Luke H. Clippinger (D-Baltimore City) said Saturday that they were forming the Workgroup to Address Police Reform and Accountability in Maryland, which will begin meeting in the weeks ahead.

The announcement comes in the wake of another high-profile police killing of an unarmed black man this week in Minneapolis — which has sparked angry protests from coast to coast, including in Baltimore.

“Policing in America is broken. While we have taken a number of positive steps in Maryland, we can’t be satisfied until every citizen has confidence in their police department,” Jones said in a statement. “As the mother of two sons, accountability in policing is not just philosophical, it is personal.”

During the shortened 2020 legislative session, Jones told colleagues she was committed to working on issues around use of force and the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights. House leaders said the events around the country this week have expedited the timeframe for this work to begin this summer instead of in the fall.'>>>

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