Created: July 08, 2021 07:39 PM
The ongoing civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department could result in federal oversight intended to force change, but law enforcement officials who have been through this process say it also results in political fallout and deep divisions within the ranks.
Over the last three months, investigators from the United States Department of Justice have met with city leaders and the police chief in Minneapolis, all of whom have publicly said they will fully cooperate with the pattern and practice probe.
Similar investigations in other cities have led to court-ordered reforms that have lasted a decade or longer.
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers advanced a bill toward a final Senate vote to eliminate police immunity from prosecution in state courts on civil rights violations ranging