Reforms handcuffing police could be unlocked by legislature in 2022

Published November 18, 2021 3:00pm ET



It’s been nearly six months since Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee signed a dozen police reform bills into law. Lawmakers may revisit the issue in the 2022 to fix problems caused by the new laws.

The reforms – passed in the wake of the high-profile killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor – cover everything from background checks to use-of-force rules to data collection to the establishment of an entirely new state agency to review police use of deadly force.

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