Governor Lamont Statement on Judiciary Committee's Draft Police Accountability Legislation

Statement

Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the draft legislation on police accountability that was released today by the co-chairs and ranking members of the General Assembly's Judiciary Committee:

"We find ourselves at an important moment in our history as a state and as a country. Following the murder of George Floyd, more attention has been paid, in a meaningful way, to other incidents at the hands of law enforcement. The time is now for meaningful police accountability reforms. I wrote to all four caucus leaders in the General Assembly in early June calling on them to address this important issue. I am pleased to see they are taking that charge seriously. I look forward to reviewing the bill and working with them to ensure meaningful reforms are implemented."

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