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Letter to Mayor Lightfoot and Superintendent Brown regarding Consent Decree Progress

Community and Civic Organizations Challenge Mayor and Police Superintendent: Cease Delays, Act on Consent Decree to Lay a Pathway for Community Safety

For Immediate Release Contact Ariel Hairston (312) 759-8242February 6, 2023 Shareese Pryor (312) 759-8249 Community and Civic Organizations Challenge Mayor and Police Superintendent:Cease Delays, Act on Consent Decree to Lay a Pathway for Community Safety Group Contends the…

Testimony at CPD Consent Decree Public Hearing

On November 29, 2022, federal court Judge Pallmeyer held a public hearing regarding the consent decree. Speakers from around Chicago provided powerful testimony regarding negative encounters they’ve had with CPD officers and expressed frustration with the pace of progress and…

120 candidates file petitions for Chicago’s all-new District Council seats

Press release issued by Empowering Communities for Public Safety. BPI has and will continue to work alongside this Coalition to raise awareness about these newly elected positions and to connect candidates with resources and information. November 29, 2022 120 candidates…

The Current State of Policing and Looking Ahead

On November 3, BPI held the latest installment of our Building Public Interest series, The Current State of Policing and Looking Ahead. This discussion featuring Sharon Fairley, Professor from Practice at the University of Chicago Law School, Robert Boik, Former Executive Director of Constitutional…

Chicago Police Department Foot Pursuit Policy

Over the last year, a coalition of lawyers and Latinx community non-profits — Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, Pilsen Law Center, BPI, and Illinois Latino Agenda – have worked together to demand an official Chicago Police Department (CPD) foot pursuit…

Panel Discussion: Getting Real on Police Reform

Our 2017 Annual Dinner featured an engaging discussion among a diverse panel of experts on what it will take to achieve meaningful police reform in Chicago. Thanks to Steve Edwards, Executive Director of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics,…

Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability Issues Community Conversations Report

The Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability (GAPA) held a March 22 press conference at City Hall releasing its Community Conversations Report after listening to the concerns of approximately 1,700 Chicago residents about police misconduct and community relations voiced in meetings held across…

Chicago Police Department and Oversight System in Urgent Need of Reform

In the last nine months, two reports have been issued detailing far-reaching problems within the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the police oversight system. In April, the Police Accountability Task Force, in which BPI played an active role, released its unsparingly critical report….

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