Long-Demanded Community Control Board Still Limited In Authority by WORT 89.9FM Madison

Since May, Madison’s streets have rumbled with calls for reforms — reforms of the carceral system, of long-standing racist social mores and, most prominently, of the nation’s police forces.

Now, a main protest demand — for community control over police — has been enacted in Madison.

The city’s new 13-member Police Civilian Oversight Board, formally created in September, is the culmination of half a decade of planning across two mayoral administrations.

First story airdate: September 2, 2020
Second story airdate: October 14, 2020