fromThe Mercury News
1 day agoContra Costa cops eliminate protocol that opened public access to police killings
A two-page amendment posted to a county website at the start of 2025 says that coroner's inquest hearings - which for decades have been done for virtually all law enforcement-involved death - will now only occur if certain officials request them. The amendment attributes this change to "advancements in transparency," implying that the digital age now makes such hearings obsolete.
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