MBLLC Meets with Rep. Chris MArkey to Discuss Officer Involved DEaths/injuries

On Tuesday, July 7, 2020 the MBLLC met with Massachusetts State Representative Chris Markey. As a former Assistant District Attorney, Rep. Markey spoke about how his previous work impacts his calls for reforms.

The meeting served as an opportunity to discuss HD5133: legislation filed by Rep. Markey to allow more political pressure on the DA or the AG to request an inquest in the most serious cases of alleged police misconduct. An inquest is a quasi-public hearing, followed by a public report highlighting findings and rulings, that provides a means for families of victims of officer involved deaths to hear the circumstances of a person’s death or serious injury.