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Nation’s First Bill to Extend Victim Services to Survivors of Police Brutality

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Across the country, local officials have been engaged to bring change to Black communities. Many cities have taken the lead in reducing police department budgets and officers; reallocating resources to community-based programs; removing officers from schools and public transportation systems; and, removing law enforcement as first responders for situations that are not life-threatening. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

POST NEWS GROUP - Police reports and opinion can also prevent families of homicide victims from obtaining compensation, without any recourse or due process. Families in shock at a violent loss then struggle to bury their loved ones. SB 299 would, for the first time, expand eligibility to make sure survivors of homicide victims are not denied based on the contents of inaccurate, unfair or biased police reports.

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