Community leaders send open letter to Mayor Greenberg demanding consent decree
In a letter sent to the mayor, the Urban League asked him to establish a robust community oversight board that would act as an accountability mechanism for police reforms.
Reform advocates react after judge pauses review of MPD consent decree
Many are wondering what’s next after a judge approved the Department of Justice’s request to take another look at the Police ...
Chicago residents express little confidence in CPD, federal reform efforts
A new survey finds that Chicago residents are dissatisfied with the Chicago Police Department and have grown more skeptical ...
Chicago Police Board meets for first time without exiting COPA leader
The Chicago Police Board gathered Thursday night for its monthly meeting at CPD headquarters, the first since the head of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability announced her plans to step ...
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Community Police Commission and City Hall Butt Heads After Report Detailing Dozens of Misconduct Allegations Gone Uninvestigated
Mark Oprea is a staff writer at Scene. For the past seven years, he's covered Cleveland as a freelance journalist, and has ...
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Judge approves DOJ request to pause Minneapolis police-related consent decree
A federal judge has approved a request made by the U.S. Department of Justice to pause proceedings in the consent decree ...
City blasts Cleveland Community Police Commission for releasing controversial list with names
On Tuesday, the Cleveland Community Police Commission (CPC) released a list of more than 40 internal complaints by city ...
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With slowdown of police discipline in Chicago, department turning to internal controls
CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling said the rise in Summary Punishment Action Requests could be attributed to both enhanced ...
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Chicagoans Dissatisfied With CPD, Have No Confidence in Reform Push: Federal Court Monitor Survey
The latest survey from the monitoring team charged with enforcing the consent decree found that Chicagoans’ confidence in CPD ...
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Reform Groups Say CPD’s New Plan to Stop and Search Chicagoans Violates Constitution, Consent Decree
The proposed policy “impermissibly allows officers to use race, ethnicity, and other protected characteristics when making ...
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Cleveland's been under a consent decree for 10 years. Is that about to change?
Federal Monitor Karl Racine has been overseeing it for the last two years. He says he’s seen significant progress, but more ...
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Local consent decree demanded from Louisville mayor amid federal uncertainty
MANY ARE GROWING IMPATIENT. ALEXIS. WELL, VICKI LOUISVILLE IS AT THE MERCY OF A FEDERAL JUDGE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS CONSENT DECREE BETWEEN LMPD AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. AND IT’S THAT ...