Better Numbers
A bill passed by the U.S. Senate that would require states to report the number of individuals who die each year in police custody and while being arrested will help hold law enforcement agencies accountable amid recent cases of race-related police brutality in the United States, Senator Richard Blumenthal has said in a statement. “The stark, staggering fact is that the nation has no reliable idea how many Americans die during arrests or police custody each year,” the statement, released Thursday, said. “This legislation will fix that unacceptable factual gap. It will ensure that the nation knows exactly how many Americans die in custody, and it will give the information needed to strengthen trust at every level.”