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 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 city of Minneapolis and U.S. Department of Justice have tentatively agreed on a consent decree that could mandate extensive reforms to the Minneapolis Police Department, sources confirmed to ...

The consent decree lists a host of specific changes for Minneapolis police officers to implement when conducting their work. For example, officers will no longer be allowed to chase someone only ...

Tekle Sundberg's parents, Cindy and Mark, say he was having a mental health crisis when police were called on him the night ...

Chief Brian O’Hara, who was hired in 2022 in large part due to his experience helping lead Newark, N.J., through a federal consent decree, said Minneapolis must create a “self-correcting ...

"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 officials say the city will adhere to a federal consent decree ordering expansive reforms to its police force despite the U.S. Department of Justice's plan to end its investigation ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss its case against the City of Minneapolis that would have resulted in a federal consent decree and mandated reforms for ...

A consent decree is one of the federal government's most aggressive tools for intervening in police departments it finds to be systemically violating the U.S. Constitution, like Minneapolis.

The DOJ was not the only government institution that placed a consent decree on the MPD. Though the DOJ consent decree is stalled, City Council Member Robin Wonsley (Ward 2) said the Minnesota ...

A 5 INVESTIGATES review of consent decrees in a dozen other cities, as well as interviews with police and legal experts across the country, reveal a long and challenging road ahead for MPD.