Chicago Independent Police Review Authority chief Sharon Fairley yesterday hailed a “new accountability structure” for the Chicago Police Department that aims to “cultivate trust from the community.”
IPRA made the data dump in response to a Police Accountability Task Force recommendation that audio and video recordings, along with written documents such as police reports, be made publicly available no later than 60 days from the date of an incident.
IPRA’s Soundcloud page, meanwhile, includes 638 audio clips, mostly 911 calls and police scanner chatter related to incidents formerly or currently under review. By Friday evening, the account had more than 100 followers.
