Interviews About Police Response to Mental Health Crisis
We interview two people who have mental, behavioral, or developmental disabilities about their symptoms, their experiences with police when they were suffering a crisis,...
Comments on the Flock Safety ALPR Draft Policy and Contract
By Ravi DuvvuriNote: Ravi Duvvuri is a member of both Bloomington's Technology Commission and the ACLU of Central Illinois. All views expressed are his...
Multiple Groups Oppose License Plate Cameras
As the City of Bloomington & Bloomington Police Department continue to discuss the purchase of ten Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) from Flock Safety,...
Interview About CESSA and Peoria Co-Responder Proposal
Interview with T.J. Gordon of Advance Your Leadership Power (AYLP) about the Community Emergency Services & Support Act (CESSA) and the proposed Peoria Co-Responder...
Disability Activists Not Happy About Peoria’s Co-Responder Bill
Peoria Police could soon be armed with a new tool to fight crime across the city: mental health awareness. Illinois House bill 5319 proposes...
New Surveillance Tools For Bloomington Police
Bloomington Police are set to receive a new set of surveillance tools to add to their arsenal. The City is likely to approve a...
Bloomington Council Tables New Surveillance Tech for BPD
On Monday's Bloomington City Council meeting, one item placed on the consent agenda was pulled and tabled until next month. The agenda item was...
CESSA Preempts Police Union Contracts
I wanted to make a correction for my previous video on the managed competition clause of the police union contract and how it could...
Community Emergency Services & Support Act (CESSA)
On February 2, 2012, in Calumet City, IL, Calumet City police were called to handle a mental health crisis. Five officers responded to the...
Perpetually Perfidious Prevaricator-and-Chief Not Seeking Reelection
The insufferable Sheriff Jon Sandage has announced he will not be seeking re-election for a third term in 2022. Sheriff Sandage was first elected...
