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County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced reforms to the Prince George s County Police Department last Friday. (Shutterstock)
PRINCE GEORGE S COUNTY, MD After months of Black Lives Matter protests and the death of an unarmed man, Prince George s County announced sweeping police reform. The new policies will make police records more public, increase officer oversight and emphasize community engagement. County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced the changes at a Friday afternoon press conference.
Her overhaul started in July of 2020, when she created the Police Reform Work Group. The task force responded to protesters calling for social justice after George Floyd, a Black man, died while a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck last May. ....

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