A years-long effort to improve accountability and transparency with the BPD began in 2017, when a consent decree with the Baltimore Police Department and the Department of Justice mandated the BPD significant improvements in transparency and procedure.

8 years later, a federal judge recently released Baltimore police from two sections of the consent decree, a sign changes were introduced. But some community organizers and police reformers caution that work still needs to be done.

Meanwhile, in a significant development for advocates of police reform, Baltimore City voters enshrined new control over its police department to the city council.

To discuss local control, the consent decree and what it means for Baltimore City Police, Midday is joined by Ray Kelly, Executive director of the Citizens Policing Project. Kelly also sits on the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission and the Baltimore City Administrative Charging Committee.