Comparing Minneapolis' federal, state police reform plans
The newly unveiled federal consent decree for the Minneapolis Police Department calls for a lot of the same changes as an earlier state reform plan — but the oversight document does include some new requirements.
As Minneapolis agrees to federal police reform, DOJ cites these 5 cities as success stories
Minneapolis is poised to become the U.S. Justice Department’s 16th under federal consent decree for police reform.
The overlaps and differences between the Minneapolis police federal, state consent decrees
The federal consent decree formalizes many policies that the police department put in place when the world’s attention was on Minneapolis after George Floyd’s murder in 2020 that are also in the settlement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
Minneapolis Police Dept. rebuilding with consent decree
Changes are coming to the police department in Minneapolis. Police and community leaders are looking to the future as soon-to-be-officers started their journey.
Minneapolis agrees to federal oversight of its police 4 years after George Floyd murder
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