Following Ferguson: City Council Announces Reforms

By Carla Murphy Sep 09, 2014

Following weeks of unrest and last week’s announcement that the Department of Justice is investigating its police force, Ferguson’s City Council yesterday announced a raft of reforms. Their intent according to the AP is to repair residents’ relationship with their local government. Some of the planned reforms include establishing a review board "to guide the police department" and reducing revenues from court fines. It has been widely reported that criminal and court fines levied on Ferguson’s residents are the city’s second largest source of revenue.

Read more about the planned reforms on the AP. *This Tuesday evening is the first meeting of the city council since weeks of unrest and global media coverage following the fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson.

* Post has been updated