Yeas & NaysBoston City Council votes

Docket 0872

Roll call 13 of 17 at the meeting of April 29, 2026: 6 yes, 3 no, 2 present, 2 not present.

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The motion

City Council Discussed Suspending Staff After Inmate Death at Suffolk County Jail.

The City's own summary of the docket.

the resolution failed to be adopted: yeas 6 (Culpepper, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 3 (FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy), present 2 (Breadon, Durkan), not present 1 (Coletta Zapata), absent 1 (Louijeune).

The clerk's full description

Councilors Culpepper, Mejia, Pepén, Santana and Worrell offered the following: Resolution calling for the temporary suspension of correctional staff involved in the December, 2025 in custody death of Shacoby Kenny at the Suffolk County House of Correction. Councilor Mejia moved to close debate. On motion of Councilors Culpepper and Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution failed to be adopted: yeas 6 (Culpepper, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 3 (FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy), present 2 (Breadon, Durkan), not present 1 (Coletta Zapata), absent 1 (Louijeune).

How each councillor voted

13 recorded