Louisville mayor and police officials joined U.S. Department of Justice representatives to discuss a "civil rights ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal oversight of police reform in Louisville isn’t happening as the Department of Justice (DOJ) moves to end ongoing consent decrees. Consent decrees are legally binding ...

Alexa Daniels-Shpall brings oversight background from D.C., L.A.; a federal monitor welcomes the move and says it’s sorely ...

In the rare instance that a police department does not agree to the consent decree terms, the Justice Department has in the past filed a lawsuit to force the reforms, as it did in Colorado City ...

None of the alderpeople at the sparsely attended committee hearing pressed CPD officials about why the department had fully ...

CHICAGO — Chicago Police Department brass accused Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration of deliberately slowing down ...

Another ongoing consent decree with the New Orleans Police Department began in 2013. After the consent decree conditions are met, departments often also have to complete a maintenance period to ...

How federal consent decrees have been used in police reform across the US The Department of Justice seal is seen during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Credit: AP ...