On Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the Chicago Police Department will be required to release evidence, including videos, related to a police shooting or incident of misconduct within 60 days of the incident. The recommendation came from the city’s Police Accountability Task Force, which Emanuel created following the city’s heavy criticism of the police department and of Emanuel himself.
“Restoring trust between our police and the communities they’ve sworn to serve is an essential part of our City’s public safety efforts, and this is an important step as we continue that work,” the mayor said in a statement. “Simply put, the longstanding policy the City followed for decades is out of date and this new policy strikes a better balance of ensuring transparency for the public while also ensuring any criminal or disciplinary investigations are not compromised.”
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