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COVERAGE OF SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT MISCONDUCT, LEGAL RESPONSE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACTION ON THE PART OF PIONEER VALLEY PROJECTY AND PARTNERS.

WWLP - April 15, 2020
Springfield Police Commissioner to reinstate five officers suspended for alleged involvement in Nathan Bills case

NEPM - June 8, 2020
On A Weekend Of Protests, A Common Message With Wildly Different Tactics

MassLive - June 12, 2020
Protesters to demand police be removed from Springfield schools

New England Public Media - June 16, 2020
Springfield Mayor Apologizes, Again Suspends Police Officers Charged With Perjury

MassLive - June 26, 2020
Digital town hall addresses police presence in Springfield schools

NEPM - October 29, 2020
Community Groups In Springfield Call For Police Commissioner’s Removal

WWLP - November 9, 2020
Pioneer Valley Project gather in Springfield to demand police reform

MassLive - November 21, 2020
Pioneer Valley Project organizes protest for police reform outside the Springfield mayor and police commissioner’s homes

MassLive - January 28, 2021
NAACP, Pioneer Valley Project criticize pace of Springfield police reform, call on DOJ to issue ‘consent decree’

MassLive - February 2, 2021
Springfield city councilors call for U.S. Department of Justice to issue consent decree to force police department reforms

MassLive - June 18, 2021
Pioneer Valley Project asks city of Springfield to invest $250K in non-police crisis response team fashioned on Oregon model

The Hill - April 14, 2022
DOJ announces first consent decree with local police department since rescinding Trump-era memo

Western Mass News - February 3, 2023
Community group holds virtual meeting on Springfield Police consent decree

WWLP - March 20, 2024
Springfield Police Department hold community meeting on consent decree