MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HIRED PRICE AS NEW DIRECTOR FOR ICP
The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners (BCC) voted last Thursday to hire Ursula Price as the new executive director of the independent civilian panel (ICP).
Price was officially appointed to the ICP last week. The hiring took place after the vote was delayed last month to make way for deliberation.
“Those who are impacted by an issue are the greatest experts on resolving the impact,” Price said. “I believe in community involvement. I believe in creating mechanisms and pathways for people to be part of making our society strong.”
Price’s appointment is the missing piece to the puzzle that will finally kick the ICP into action. This project is something that’s been ongoing since its creation in 2020 and needed someone like Price to put in action.
“Her colleagues and her friends spoke highly of her throughout the conference. Other experts in their field name-dropped her continuously. Miami is privileged and honored to have her as our executive director,” ICP chair Loreal Arscott said.
“We are ready to get to work,” Arscott continued. “We stand on the promise of trying to hear cases by the end of this year.”
According to a release, Price is an accomplished criminal justice reform champion with deep roots in community organizing. Born and raised in rural Mississippi, she has been organizing for criminal justice reform in New Orleans since 2001. She joined Safe Streets/Strong Communities as an organizer in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and helped drive a historic campaign for police accountability. This led to the creation of the Independent Police Monitor, which Price joined in 2010 and has helped lead for the last eight years.
