The Little Rock Police Department says it will release a new policy governing how officers should treat members of the city's transgender community they make contact with.
The department will release the new policy Wednesday at the Transgender Day of Remembrance at Philander Smith College.
Lt. Sidney Allen says the department has been working with the Arkansas Transgender Equality Coalition in drafting the new policy for officers to follow.
Allen says the new policy will reflect the department's goal of protecting the rights of all citizens.
