More than 100 black and Latino court officers are said to have been talking extensively since George Floyd’s death, using phones, Facebook messages and online chat forums, about what they say are long-overdue reforms needed to combat systemic and often blatant racism inside the court officer ranks in New York City, according to three veteran black officers.

On June 13, about 30 of those officers gathered at a business building to discuss shared incidents of racism but, more concretely, to discuss what they may need to do to make certain that the state court system—and their own union, the New York State Court Officers Association, which they distrust—takes sharp and direct action aimed at eradicating racism that they say has long gone unaddressed, according to two sources, who spoke for more than an hour Sunday on the condition of anonymity. They requested anonymity for fear of retribution that could affect their jobs, they said. A third officer, also speaking anonymously, spoke Monday afternoon.