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Democrats Unveil Police Reform Bill Promising 'Justice in Policing'

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Published June 8, 2020 at 11:06 AM CDT

Congressional Democrats plan to unveil legislation Monday that would overhaul policing amid widespread civil unrest over police violence and racial injustice. Their proposal would ban chokeholds and some no-knock warrants, limit the transfer of military equipment to local police and make it easier to prosecute and track police misconduct.

Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley speaks with Rep. William Lacy Clay of Missouri.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.