Evers Administration Announces Police Reform Legislation

The Evers Administration is proposing a package of legislation aimed at increasing police accountability and transparency in Wisconsin.  The announcement comes on Juneteenth, a day to commemorate the end of slavery and in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and calls for justice and equality.  Governor Tony Evers said, “racism and racial disparities can’t be solved with any single bill or package of bills, or person—it’s on all of us, together.”  The measures establish police use of force standards, ban chokeholds, require officers complete eight hours of training on use of force options and de-escalation techniques, and prohibits no-knock search warrants.