CINCINNATI —

Cincinnati city council has officially signed off on an $8 million settlement that stems from the arrests made during protests across the city in 2020.

It came after lengthy discussions over the last several days. The settlement includes changes at the city's police department , in addition to a payout for hundreds of people. Advertisement

Hamilton County will pay $65,000 of the settlement amount and the city of Cincinnati will pay the remainder, using judgment bonds.

Most of that money will go to more than 400 people who joined the lawsuit, many of which were arrested during protests over the death of George Floyd in 2020.

Most of those people were charged with violating the city's curfew that was put in place after some protestors caused property damages. Those charg

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