Prince George's Police Accountability Board Holds Public Meeting March 11

The Prince George's County Police Accountability Board convened for a public meeting March 11, gathering at 6:30 p.m. to conduct the work of the eleven-member body charged with reviewing misconduct involving county law enforcement. Video of the session was posted to the county's official YouTube channel following the meeting.

The PAB is composed of eleven county residents appointed jointly by the County Council and County Executive. The County Council has been in the process of filling four of those seats under the authority of Sec. 2-533 of the Prince George's County Code, which governs board qualifications and terms of office. The Council framed those appointments as central to its public safety agenda, stating that "public safety and building community trust in law enforcement are top priorities" and pledging a "measured, deliberate, and transparent process, resulting in the selection of fair-minded, objective appointees."

The application deadline for those four Council-appointed seats passed on November 3, 2025, at noon. The Council held a public listening session on November 17, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., giving residents the opportunity to hear directly from applicants under consideration before appointments were finalized.

Ahead of the March 11 meeting, the county's PAB webpage listed a Zoom link and posted the agenda as a downloadable PDF. Residents wishing to address the board at regular meetings must register in advance by emailing pgpab@co.pg.md.com no later than the Tuesday before each scheduled session.

The board's mandate sits at the center of an ongoing effort in Prince George's County to formalize civilian oversight of police conduct. The County Council has described addressing "the longstanding issue of police accountability" as a serious priority, and the PAB represents the institutional mechanism through which that oversight is exercised at the local level.