Innocence advocates push police transparency bills
Detroit Two men who spent decades in prison for murders they didn t commit joined a state representative and innocence advocates Friday to lobby for making police discipline records public, which they say would help identify problem cops and curb wrongful convictions.
The legislative virtual briefing was hosted by Rep. Tyrone Carter, D-Detroit, who on Thursday co-sponsored bipartisan legislation that would require police departments release files of disciplined police officers requested under the Freedom of Information Act, or during court cases. The proposed bills are similar to those Carter co-sponsored last year, which expired in committee.
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DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Detroit man is free after a judge overturned his 28 convictions in a double murder and arson case from 2005. Kenneth Nixo.