Advocates want the state to act after Sonya Massey death

Chicago civil rights lawyer Antonio Romanucci, who worked on the George Floyd case, said Tuesday that the Democratic National Convention in Chicago will provide activists an opportunity to lobby Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative leaders at the state Capitol to amend the SAFE-T Act.

Specifically, he advocated for instituting a waiting period for officers transferring between departments to allow for “proper vetting.”

“We want to fix this hole,” Romanucci said. “The SAFE-T Act is flawed.”

Read more of Andrew Adams' reporting in Capitol News Illinois and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.