Wichita will remove 3,517 names from gang list after lawsuit.

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Wichita will remove 3,517 names from gang list after lawsuit.

The 3,517 people previously classified as “inactive gang members” and “gang associates” will be struck from the list under a settlement agreement approved by the City Council earlier this month, meaning they legally can no longer be subjected to heightened police scrutiny and harsher punishments. Under the supervision of a court-appointed special master, police will also be required to conduct an annual audit of the 1,728 people designated as “…