The Independent Review Board is said to review internal police misconduct by employees of the Houston Police Department', according to the City of Houston's website.
"It's been revamped by Mayor Turner in 2021, and he gave it a lot more teeth."
The board had no input on what cases to investigate before 2021, as they solely relied on investigating what was given to them by the police department. Okorafor told ABC13 that she chooses which cases to open based on conversations with the board's chair."We review every internal affairs case that comes through," she explained."He does have final say, but he does have an open-door policy," Okorafor said. "We've been able to find a solution that everyone is happy with."
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