Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 Proposes Ithaca Policing Overhaul

February 23 2021

From the article: "...This proposal is the latest in Ithaca’s steps toward systematic change — which GQ called the “most ambitious effort yet to reform policing.”

Town officials developed the initiative in a partnership with the Center for Policing Equity, a national nonprofit that partners with local law enforcement agencies to address police reform. National experts including Dr. Tracie Keesee, co-founder of the CPE, were involved in developing Ithaca’s proposal since the beginning stages. 

As these recommendations are carried out in the Ithaca community, both Myrick and Keesee emphasized the need for transparency and continued community input on the proposal..."

By Jyothsna Bolleddula

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