A new bill would change the oversight process for these special police officers.

“It’s not just about fighting for justice for Alonzo now. It’s become bigger, with justice for all who are victims of police brutality.”

After two deaths in the custody of special police officers last fall.

On involuntary manslaughter charges.

James McBride was the first person to die as a result of injuries sustained in special police custody in 2015.

The non-profit working with Smith also requests that the UN Human Rights Council look injustices of blacks at the hands of police across the U.S.

The mayor decided releasing the footage in the death of Alonzo Smith, which has been ruled a homicide, was in the public interest.

Alonzo Smith was found handcuffed and unconscious inside an apartment building last month.

A 27-year-old man died in the custody of special police on Good Hope Road in Southeast.