ACLU, others call on Nebraska Legislature to return for special session on racial justice issues
Source: Omaha World Herald
Paul Hammel
LINCOLN — The ACLU of Nebraska and several social justice groups called Monday for a special session of the Nebraska Legislature to focus on police reform and other racial justice issues.
The call came four days after state lawmakers ended their COVID-19 interrupted 60-day session, and after a summer of protests in Omaha and Lincoln following the police-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
In a letter to Gov. Pete Ricketts and state legislators, the groups said that concerns raised by the death of Floyd went unaddressed, as did complaints lodged during listening sessions held by the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee in Omaha and Lincoln.
“We request that (elected leaders) commit to actual change and ensure that policies are passed that will truly increase accountability in our police forces across the state and to ensure justice and equal protection for people of color,” the letter stated.
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