Black state senators said Maryland should honor the $2.75 million settlement of a discrimination suit involving 48 women and ...

A Cleveland councilmember is calling for Racine to resign as the court-appointed monitor for a Department of Justice consent ...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Wednesday to continue a pause on the Minneapolis Police Department’s pending ...

When Louisville Metro Government, along with its police department, announced its new consent decree in December alongside the U.S. Department of Justice, the next step was to begin implementing the ...

U.S. Justice Department attorneys on Thursday won a second 30-day stay on the pending consent decree case between Minneapolis ...

The community policing and engagement plan is one of the last major actions required by a 2016 federal consent decree with ...

Ferguson Police announce a plan combining traditional policing with advanced technology and community engagement to combat ...

Officials say the increases are needed to maintain and modernize the system -- and to pay for court-mandated improvements.

The federally-mandated police reform requires LMPD to make specific changes, verified by an independent monitor.

The plan spells out numerous goals, including a de-escalation program for neighborhood conflicts, a youth advisory panel and sergeants tracking how much community engagement officers have each month.

It said that “regardless of the actions of the federal government,” the state has an obligation to see the consent decree through. “We are deeply concerned that if Maryland does not honor ...