Consent decrees have been credited with bringing significant reform in some places but scorned by critics elsewhere as ineffective and a waste of taxpayer money.
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Read More »May 23, 2022 Comments Off on Are police consent decrees an asset? Depends on whom you ask.
Consent decrees have been credited with bringing significant reform in some places but scorned by critics elsewhere as ineffective and a waste of taxpayer money.
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Read More »April 21, 2022 Comments Off on Five years into consent decree, independent monitor says Baltimore police are improving
The Baltimore Police Department is "not the same department" as it was in 2017, the department's court-appointed monitor said Thursday.
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Read More »April 16, 2021 Comments Off on Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday rescinded a Trump-era memo that curtailed the use of consent decrees that federal prosecutors have used in sweeping investigations of police departments in Baltimore and elswehere. Garland issued a new memorandum ...
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Read More »July 23, 2020 Comments Off on Judge: Baltimore is ‘ground zero’ for police reforms
The Baltimore Police Department might finally be on its way toward implementing reforms required under an agreement it reached with the federal government to end unconstitutionally excessive tactics, the federal judge overseeing the three-year old accord said Thursday. Chief U.S. ...
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Read More »December 10, 2019 Comments Off on Parking company reaches settlement with EEOC over firings
LAZ Parking will pay $155,000 and refrain from discrimination based on national origin under an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC alleged that LAZ Parking, which operates parking lots nationwide, eliminated three long-term employees based on ...
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Read More »November 26, 2019 Comments Off on First consent decree-mandated BPD policies rolled out in practice
The first consent decree-mandated policy changes are in practice on the streets of Baltimore this week, nearly three years after the city and federal government agreed to a lengthy reform process. The Baltimore Police Department announced Tuesday that a group ...
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Read More »March 28, 2019 Comments Off on Pocomoke City to enter consent decree in lawsuit over racial discrimination
The Pocomoke City Police Department will partially resolve ongoing litigation over race discrimination with a consent decree, the ACLU of Maryland announced Thursday. A federal judge is expected to enter judgment against the city on claims of discrimination and retaliation ...
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Read More »February 25, 2019 Comments Off on Harrison wants to reduce workloads, improve morale in BPD
Addressing a Baltimore business group Monday morning, Baltimore’s new acting police commissioner said he’s confident the department can be overhauled but stressed the need to reduce officers’ workloads and to establish better systems for training and accountability. Acting Commissioner Michael ...
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Read More »January 25, 2019 Comments Off on Judge: Baltimore police timid when confronting corruption
The judge enforcing a federal oversight program in Baltimore requiring sweeping police reforms said Thursday that the city’s troubled force appears to have a “culture of timidity” in confronting corruption within its ranks. At a public court hearing to review ...
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Read More »December 27, 2018 Comments Off on Baltimore consent decree case to proceed despite federal shutdown
The federal judge overseeing the Baltimore consent decree refused to postpone deadlines while the U.S. Department of Justice grapples with the government shutdown that began Dec. 21, but work should continue under the department’s contingency plan. Submissions are due this ...
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