The decision to end the consent decree, after the Trump Justice Department moved for its termination, comes more than a ...

For the fourth year in a row, use-of-force incidents involving Chicago Police officers are increasing, with advocates and officials saying the trend is helping to bring the reform process to a key ...

The Office of the Attorney General told U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer that immediate steps must be taken to ...

Philip Vance has been waiting four years for the state to decide whether his murder conviction should be overturned.

Any deterrence plan must be focused, balanced and fair. The consent decree won’t suffice. But cities like Boston and Oakland ...

Democratic socialism is gradually growing its influence in local government, picking up seats on city councils across America each election cycle.

Minneapolis voters returned most incumbents but added four new city council members, ending the council’s veto-proof majority ...

SEATTLE — The recent end to a federal consent decree has changed how Seattle police are handling the release of videos when officers use deadly force. Last Thursday, Seattle officers shot and killed a ...

More than five years after the death of George Floyd, police staffing and public safety are key concerns among voters heading into Tuesday’s mayoral election.

The federal judge overseeing Baltimore Police’s consent decree progress praised the department during a Thursday hearing for driving crime down while making strides in reforming unconstitutional ...

Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling on Thursday announced that Deputy Director Tim Moore has been promoted to chief of the department's Bureau of Internal Affairs. In the new role, Moore will be ...