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BPD entered a federal consent decree in 2017 after the U.S. Department of Justice published a scathing pattern-or-practice investigation prompted by Gray’s 2015 death in police custody.

Items remaining on the consent decree include staffing. Judge James Bredar acknowledged BPD increased its number of officers hired from 110 in 2023 to 163 in 2024. Still, the Department continues ...

It comes after a federal judge ruled on Thursday that Baltimore City police are in full and effective compliance with several more segments of the federal consent decree.

A "consent decree" operates like a performance improvement plan that is enforced by a federal judge. The investigation was launched under President Joe Biden's administration, which has shown a ...

That consent decree is colloquially known as the 1978 consent decree, which prohibits the Memphis Police Department from collecting "political intelligence" on activists and protesters.

Consent decrees have been used in other cities, like Baltimore, Cleveland and New Orleans and have proven effective. In New Orleans, residents' approval rating of the police department grew from ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up In Aug. 2016, two years after the police shooting death of ...

The consent decree will be used to guide police practices following a two-year investigation into Louisville Metro Police. SEE IT: The Birdsell Castle in Charlestown, Indiana, is on the market.

On Sept. 27, the city and DOJ asked U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to begin to ramp down the police department’s consent decree, which was put into place after a federal investigation found ...