Summary: In August 2011, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) in California. In June 2013, the Division identified a pattern or practice of harassment and profiling of black and Latino residents of Palmdale and Lancaster, California. In May 2015, the parties entered into a court-enforced consent decree, which remains in effect. Fast Facts Case Status: Ongoing City and State: Monterey Park, California Year Initiated: 2011 Year Closed: Ongoing Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Findings Letter 2013 PDF Settlement Agreement 2015 PDF
Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Ongoing City and State: Louisville, Kentucky Year Initiated: 2021 Year Closed: Ongoing Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Findings Report 2023 PDF Agreement in Principle 2023
Summary: In December 2011, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Meridian Police Department as part of a broader investigation into the administration of juvenile justice in Meridian, Mississippi. In August 2012, the Division identified a pattern or practice of arresting children in schools without probable cause. In September 2015, the parties entered into a court-enforced consent decree, which remains in effect. Fast Facts Case Status: Closed City and State: Meridian, Mississippi Year Initiated: 2011 Year Closed: 2022 Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Findings Letter 2012 PDF Complaint 2012 PDF City Settlement Agreement 2015 PDF State Settlement Agreement 2015 PDF Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision 2019 PDF
Summary: In May 2000, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Highland Park Police Department in Illinois focusing on discrimination based on race and national origin. In the fall of 2000, the parties entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) incorporating the terms of a court-supervised consent decree settling Ledford, et al. v. City of Highland Park, No. 00 C 4212 (N.D. Ill), litigation brought by private plaintiffs raising similar issues. The MOA was terminated in December 2004. Fast Facts Case Status: Closed City and State: Highland Park, Illinois Year Initiated: 2000 Year Closed: 2004 Case Documents Document Title HTML Link Memorandum of Agreement 2001 HTML Consent Decree 2000 HTML
Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Closed City and State: Inglewood, California Year Initiated: 2009 Year Closed: 2015 Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Technical Assistance Letter 2009 PDF
Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Closed City and State: Lorraine, Ohio Year Initiated: 2008 Year Closed: 2012 Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Technical Assistance Report 2012 PDF Closing Letter 2012 PDF
Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Closed City and State: Pensacola, Florida Year Initiated: 2009 Year Closed: 2012 Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Technical Assistance Letter 2012 PDF
Summary: In September 2014, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Ferguson Police Department (FPD) and the municipal court in Ferguson, Missouri. In March 2015, the Division identified a pattern or practice of unlawful stops and arrests, including violations of the First Amendment right to observe and record police activity; excessive force; and discriminatory policing. The Division further determined that FPD and the municipal court focused on revenue generation at the expense of public safety and constitutional law enforcement. In March 2016, the parties entered into a court-enforced consent decree, which remains in effect. Fast Facts Case Status: Ongoing City and State: Ferguson, Missouri Year Initiated: 2014 Year Closed: Ongoing Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Findings Report 2015 PDF Findings Letter 2015 PDF Consent Decree 2016 PDF
Summary: Currently no summary available for this intervention. Fast Facts Case Status: Closed City and State: Harvey, Illinois Year Initiated: 2008 Year Closed: 2012 Case Documents Document Title PDF Link Technical Assistance Letter 2012 PDF Closing Letter 2012 PDF
Summary: In May 2001, the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice (the Division) opened an investigation into the Detroit Police Department (DPD). In March, April, and June 2002, the Division sent letters to DPD identifying areas in need of reform, including reporting and investigating uses of force; officer supervision and discipline; and arrest and detention policies. In July 2003, the court approved a consent decree between the Division and the City of Detroit. (On the same day the Division and the City entered into a separate consent decree addressing a related investigation into the conditions of police lock-ups and holding cells). In August 2014, the court terminated the consent decree and the Division and the City of Detroit entered into a separate transition agreement under which the Division would continue to monitor DPD’s efforts to comply with certain provisions of the prior consent decree that had not…