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Amid calls for police reform nationwide, democratic and republican representatives alike are backing new legislation to change the way law enforcement respond to some 911 calls.  Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Law Enforcement Education and Accountability for People with Disabilities (LEAD) Initiative in the Senate Monday. It is comprised of two bills that promise to reduce police violence against people with disabilities and in mental health crises: the Safe Interactions Act and Human-services Emergency Logistic Program (HELP) ACT. The initiative comes after months of demonstratio...

Pennlive Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., speaks during a general election campaign event in Philadelphia in 2018.   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. and other Pennsylvania lawmakers are sponsoring legislation aimed at reducing the chance police encounters with those with disabilities or mental health issues will end tragically. Casey, D-Pa., is sponsoring what he’s dubbed the Law Enforcement Education and Accountability for People with Disabilities (LEAD) Initiative. It includes two bills t...

Have you ever heard about the 2-1-1 call system? I knew about 3-1-1 and 9-1-1, but I never knew about 2-1-1 until Senator Bob Casey held a media call last week and talked about two major bills he just proposed in Congress. These two bills would assist families with members who have intellectual disabilities in that instead of calling 9-1-1 when their relative is having a mental crisis, they can call 2-1-1 and get someone who is trained to deal with mental crisis to respond. Casey (D-PA) is launching the Law Enforcement Education and Accountability for People with Disabilities (LEAD) Initiativ...

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Dec 11, 2020 U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., introduced two bills on Wednesday after high profile killings of Black Americans at the hands of police officers and growing calls for policy changes to prevent future violence. During a virtual roundtable discussion, Casey announced the Law Enforcement Education and Accountability for People with Disabilities (LEAD) Initiative, to help bring about racial justice and address the high incidence rate of police violence involving people with disabilities. The LEAD Initiative is comprised of two bills — the Safe Interactions Act and the Human-services...