Body-worn camera footage serves as valuable training material for the city’s Police Department in its post-Laquan McDonald ...

Good morning, Chicago. The woman stood on the sidewalk outside her home and waited for the first officers to show up. Blood streamed down her face and shoulders. She had called 911 after her ...

Seattle has filed to end a federal consent decree imposed on the city's police department following a 2012 investigation that ...

The city of Chicago made almost $90 million in legal payouts in 2024, with most of it going to cover overturned convictions, ...

This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has filed for federal court approval of ...

Chicago taxpayers have spent more than $189.3 million so far this year to resolve police misconduct lawsuits. For some, the issue raises concerns about the city’s finances. Others argue financial ...

The city filed motions in U.S. District Court on Tuesday asking for the end of more than 13 years of federal oversight of the ...

In a letter to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Raoul urged Johnson to reconsider proposed budget cuts involving the police department’s implementation of consent decree reforms.

Do not blame the SAFE-T Act or the Chicago police consent decree. They were put in place due to poor policing, in some cases criminal policing. Vallas’ suggested reforms are good.

The five-hour hearing focused on questions about whether Chicago Police Department brass and officers violated the city’s ...

A version of this story was first published in the July 2, 2025 issue of the Newswire, an email newsletter that is your ...

While officials touted similarities between a new police reform plan and the defunct DOJ consent decree, a Courier Journal analysis found differences.