Minneapolis police are in consent decree hell

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sees consent decree as a positive, not punishment
While the City of Minneapolis waits for a federal judge to sign off on a consent decree proposed by the U.S. Justice Department, Mayor Jacob Frey is stressing the positives that will flow from the 170-page agreement.
The Minneapolis police are in consent decree hell
Murders have doubled in Minneapolis since 2020, and yet city Democrats are worried about finding more bureaucrats to babysit their police department.
Minneapolis' police consent decree brings hope, skepticism
There are mixed feelings about a long-awaited agreement between Minneapolis and the federal government to bring reform to the city's police department.
Minneapolis, Justice Department reach police reform agreement. What is a consent decree?
The agreement aims to prevent excessive use of force and racially discriminatory policing and to protect the public's First Amendment rights. An independent monitor will be appointed to assess whether the requirements of the decree are being met and report publicly on the city's progress.
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.
How Five Cities Have Changed Policing Under Federal Consent Decrees
Five years after the murder of George Floyd and just ahead of the Trump administration, Minneapolis agreed to enter into a consent decree with the Department of Justice. DOJ cited five others as models for success.
Minneapolis City Council approves consent decree with Dept. of Justice, with eyes on expansive police reform
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Minneapolis and the Department of Justice reached a tentative agreement this week on a federal consent decree.
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Minneapolis is poised to become the U.S. Justice Department’s 16th under federal consent decree for police reform.
Minneapolis City Council approves consent decree with Department of Justice
The Minneapolis City Council voted in favor of the proposed consent decree between the Department of Justice and the City of ...
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The deal incorporates and builds on changes the Minneapolis Police Department has made since the death of George Floyd.
Consent decree for Minneapolis police brings hope and skepticism
There are mixed feelings tonight about a long-awaited agreement between Minneapolis and the federal government to reform the ...