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The Georgle Floyd murder case
prompted 45 states to adopt new laws for police

By Tatyana Monday

By Tatyana Monnay

Story Highlights​

  • Some laws increase police accountability.

  • Other laws bolster protection for police.

  • The number of new laws per state varies between 1 and 27

Nearly 300 police reform bills were approved by state governors after Floyd's May 2020 killing in Minneapolis, according to data from the National Conference of State Legislators.

The analysis by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism focused on laws passed since June 2020 that affect police oversight, training, use of force policie and mental health, including crisis interventions and alternatives to arrests.

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