Minneapolis police are in consent decree hell

Minneapolis' police consent decree brings hope, skepticism
There are mixed feelings about a long-awaited agreement between Minneapolis and the federal government to bring reform to the city's police department.
The Minneapolis police are in consent decree hell
Murders have doubled in Minneapolis since 2020, and yet city Democrats are worried about finding more bureaucrats to babysit their police department.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sees consent decree as a positive, not punishment
While the City of Minneapolis waits for a federal judge to sign off on a consent decree proposed by the U.S. Justice Department, Mayor Jacob Frey is stressing the positives that will flow from the 170-page agreement.
Minneapolis, Justice Department reach police reform agreement. What is a consent decree?
The DOJ announced Minneapolis agreed to make systemic reforms to its police department after the 2020 murder of George Floyd sparked a federal probe.
How Five Cities Have Changed Policing Under Federal Consent Decrees
The Minneapolis consent decree comes nearly five years after the murder of George Floyd and almost two years since the U.S. Department of Justice released a report finding excessive force and ...
Ahead of federal decree, policing alternatives moved forward in Minneapolis in 2024
The federal consent decree, which contains many of the same proposed mandates as the city’s agreement with the state, requires the city of Minneapolis to consider policing alternatives meant to reduce racial disparities.
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Cantrell administration changes tune on NOPD consent decree, again urges swift exit
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration has joined Attorney General Liz Murrill in asking a federal judge to rule ...
Justice Department enters consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions
The U.S. Justice Department announced that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s most populous ...
Minneapolis City Council approves consent decree with Department of Justice
The Minneapolis City Council voted in favor of the proposed consent decree between the Department of Justice and the City of ...
Louisville consent decree: Police union files federal court motion opposing agreement
The consent decree between Louisville Metro Government and the U.S. Department of Justice still needs approval from a federal ...
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'It is about the culture of the agency': Minneapolis police chief, mayor discuss the future of policing in city
O'Hara said many of the rules listed in the federal agreement have already been implemented, as the department has been working under the state's version of a consent decree. "There's some other ...
Consent decree for Minneapolis police brings hope and skepticism
There are mixed feelings tonight about a long-awaited agreement between Minneapolis and the federal government to reform the ...