Beat: PC AZ SJ CJR
Advance Progressive Causes / Arizona / Race, Social Justice, Criminal Justice + LGBTQ / Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal justice reform under Gunnigle includes an end to the cash bail system and ending the practice of prosecuting for low-level marijuana offenses.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said his original plan to equip troopers with body cams fell through due to the pandemic.
Jamaar Williams of BLM Metro Phoenix said defunding and disbanding police departments is neither radical nor unrealistic.
Affordable housing, unemployment, mental health, and education are some of the areas that could benefit from additional funding.
Phoenix officials approved a city budget in June that left police funds intact but allocated $3 million for a civilian review system.
Johnson was killed by a state trooper who found him sleeping in his vehicle, which was parked at the top of an on-ramp on Loop 101.
Nearly 100 children contracted the virus while being detained at a rehabilitation center in Prescott Valley.
