pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. There's never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over police officer records In this June 19, 2018, file photo, Rosa Cabrera, foreground, joined others in support of a measure to limit police use of deadly force, during a hearing of the Senate Public Safety Committee in Sacramento, Calif. Cases involving police use of force often include questions about the internal records of the officers involved, records that in most cases are off-limits to the press and public. Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills to make those records more publicly available. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)