AKRON PROTEST SETTLEMENT

IN NORTHEAST OHIO, THE CITY OF AKRON HAS SETTLED A LAWSUIT AND WILL CREATE NEW POLICIES FOR HOW POLICE HANDLE PROTESTERS. 
A LAWSUIT CLAIMED PROTESTERS WERE ATTACKED FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF JAYLEN WALKER. IT STEMS FROM THIS INCIDENT LAST YEAR. THE GROUP AKRON BAIL FUND SUED THE CITY, CLAIMING OFFICERS USED UNNECESSARY VIOLENCE AGAINST PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORS AFTER A GRAND JURY DECIDED NOT TO INDICT OFFICERS FOR THE 2022 DEATH OF JAYLEN WALKER. UNDER THE NEW AGREEMENT, THERE WILL BE PERMANENT REFORMS INCLUDING NEW POLICIES AND TRAINING FOR POLICE. THIS SETTLEMENT ALSO GIVES THE PUBLIC A CHANCE TO SPEAK UP ABOUT CHANGES THEY WANT TO SEE. THE NEW POLICY SHOULD BE IN PLACE BY APRIL OF NEXT YEAR.