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A vigil was held to remember Jim Rogers, who died in a hospital a day after police shocked him with a Taser.
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County council appointed the first four board members on Tuesday, more than a year after establishing the nine-seat board.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Allegheny County reported 719 deaths due to a drug overdose in 2021, an increase from the previous year; the state established a database of police personnel records, but an investigation found the tool has created little accountability due to loopholes and a lack of enforcement; and we hear from a paddler and coach with a local dragon boat team. Today’s guests include: Maisha Howze, assistant deputy director for the Allegheny County Department of Human Services Office of Behavioral Health; Danielle Ohl, investigative reporter with Spotlight PA; and Naomi Herman, a member of two local dragon boat teams and Bob Randolph, the Steel City Dragons’ head coach and board chair.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: In April 2021, Allegheny County Council approved an independent police review board, but it has yet to swear in any members or hear cases; a bill that passed the state Senate would restrict classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in pre-K through fifth; and how nonprofits are helping young Afghan refugees settle in Pittsburgh. Today’s guests include: Charlie Wolfson, enterprise reporter at PublicSource; Sheila May-Stein, librarian at Perry High School and Dakota Rottino-Garilli, a school-based therapist with Wesley Family Services based at Perry High School
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Pittsburgh City Council introduced a bill that would allow a nonprofit to look at police data and determine how to make policing equitable in the city
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The legislation would stop officers from pulling people over for minor violations, like a lapsed inspection, obstructed window view or broken tail light.
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Advocates say the city should wait until mayor-elect Ed Gainey is sworn in next month to pass a police reform bill. Gainey ran on a platform of police reform.
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Pittsburgh officials will take up a task force's recommendations to provide more public access to police data.
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On today’s program: Why some think the vote to approve the Peduto administration’s spending plan for $335 million in federal COVID relief has been rushed; a look at the new statewide police misconduct database, the creation of which was prompted by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Antwon Rose II; and we speak to Destenie Nock, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, about how microgrids could make entities like hospitals and airports more resilient.
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Pennsylvania Attorney General And Antwon Rose's Mother Announce Launch Of Police Misconduct DatabaseThe database must be used by all police departments in Pennsylvania when hiring a new officer. The collection of separation records include criminal charges filed against an officer, ethical or civil complaints, probationary conditions and disciplinary actions. Those records are not available to the public.