LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) -- The Lansing branch of the NAACP says a proposal in contract talks between East Lansing and its police union would significantly reduce the authority of the city's Independent Police Oversight Commission.

In a news release, the NAACP Lansing Branch said proposed changes to Ordinance No. 1533 would bar the commission from investigating or weighing in on discipline until after the police department has finished and closed its own internal investigations into citizen complaints. The group has also said the changes could restrict the release of officer names and body-camera footage.

The Lansing NAACP raised the concerns in the wake of complaints about treatment of college-age Black men in downtown East Lansing during Michigan State University's welcome week Aug. 23-24

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