HOUSTON — The special task force assigned to address police reform in Houston is made its first recommendations Wednesday in a report released to the public.
In June, Mayor Sylvester Turner assembled the group in response to demands for safer crisis aversion techniques for officers and pressure to release footage from several officer-involved shootings.
The group is comprised of 45 members from various walks of life, including leader Larry Payne.
Payne is currently the director of strategic partnerships, civic engagement, and critical conversations for the Houston Public Library. He and the taskforce have been brainstorming workable changes to polices and practices at the Houston Police Department.
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Nicolas Chavez and several others killed this year in officer-involved shootings across the United States have fueled months of nationwide protests, including in Texas.
At some point, the task force is expected to address key issues, such as when video should be released to the public, training practices and the role of community policing.
“We do this so future generations won’t have to live through this nightmare, have to go through and mothers wonder if child make it home at night,” Payne said in June.
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