Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill Thursday in response to the protests over the killing of George Floyd.
House Bill No.1 included five main provisions: clearly defining when police are justified in using deadly force, providing the attorney general’s office the power to prosecute law enforcement officers involved in civilian deaths, eliminating cash bail for misdemeanors, establishing an Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit within the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate officer caused civilian deaths, and requiring an officer who takes a child into custody to consult a juvenile secure detention facility in order to determine whether the child should remain in custody or be released.
