Formal position, not binding
Call for independent investigation into in-custody death
Last activity April 30, 2026 (5 months ago)
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Introduced
April 24, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The Boston City Council passed a resolution calling for an independent investigation into the in-custody death of Shacoby Kenny at the Suffolk County House of Correction. The measure asks state authorities to appoint an impartial investigator and to make findings public, to ensure accountability and restore public trust in the facility’s oversight and use of force policies.
Affects Boston residents
Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon, Ed Flynn, Julia Mejia, and Miniard Culpepper
Now with the City Council
About Public Safety and Civil Rights & Immigration
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Resolution calling for an independent investigation into the in-custody death of Shacoby Kenny at the Suffolk County House of Correction.
Timeline
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April 29, 2026
The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
City Council
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Flynn as original co-sponsors. Recess. On motion of Councilors Culpepper, Mejia, and Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Coletta Zapata), absent 1 (Louijeune). Recess.