The consent decree has been anticipated since June 2023, when a DOJ investigation following the police murder of George Floyd found MPD used “unjustified deadly force” and engaged in racial ...

Tuesday's ceremony took place one day after the city and U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement on a consent decree —a federal document outlining sweeping changes for Minneapolis police ...

For the duration of the consent decrees, ELEFA will be responsible for reviewing and approving the Minneapolis Police Department’s policies, assessing the city’s performance and engaging with ...

Minneapolis officials’ pledge to keep terms of federal consent decree comes with accountability worry The city is set to lose a federal monitor that would come with a Justice Department consent ...

As Minneapolis prepares to negotiate a federal consent decree that would install an independent monitor of its embattled police force, potential pitfalls can be sidestepped if officials are mindful.

The DOJ consent decree comes after a federal investigation by the DOJ ended in June 2023. Minneapolis police are currently operating under the Minnesota Department of Human Rights’ consent decree ...

Minneapolis has lost 40% of its police force in the past four years. In October 2024, the Minnesota Star Tribune detailed the numbers: The city went from nearly 900 police officers in 2019 to 578.

That part is the federal consent decree — which the city is still negotiating with the Department of Justice — given President-Elect Donald Trump's track record surrounding this kind of action.

"A consent decree basically means that the United States Department of Justice takes over the day-to-day management of a criminal justice agency," said Dr. Jeffrey Ian Ross, a professor at the ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said, "We're doing it anyway" after learning the Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss the consent decree that was created in the aftermath of George ...

The city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) released a joint statement last week agreeing to return to negotiations for a consent decree following the state agency ...

The consent decree has been anticipated since June 2023 — when a DOJ investigation following the police murder of George Floyd found MPD used “unjustified deadly force” and engaged in racial ...