ORLANDO, Fla. – On the first Wednesday of every month, nine volunteers of all different ages, races and backgrounds come together to review the actions of Orlando police officers through the city’s Citizen Police Review Board.
The board is “an independent, citizen-run oversight committee of the Orlando Police Department’s Internal Affairs. Advises the Police Chief with regard to citizen complaints and departmental investigations thereof, and with regard to Departmental policies pertaining to use of force and police conduct toward citizens,” according to the city’s website.
Local attorney Caila Coleman, is the Vice Chairwoman of the board and has served on it since 2017. “It’s nine of us and it’s made up of citizens from all over Orlando,”