After the U.S. Department of Justice
issued one of the most scathing reports ever written on a police department, the Cleveland Police just entered into a binding consent decree with the DOJ.
Calling it an "historic agreement that will transform the way the City of Cleveland will be policed for years and years to come" the Justice Department, which found that Cleveland police have engaged in outrageous patterns and practices of violence and discrimination, is mandating new layers of oversight and innovation to overhaul how the department operates.
The 105-page decree, soon to be approved by a federal judge, has detailed provisions and policy changes. See the document in full below. We will offer a full analysis soon.
Cleveland Consent Decree