Oklahoma lawmakers approved legislation and a consent decree aimed at reducing mental health treatment wait times for inmates deemed incompetent to stand trial, with new oversight measures to ensure ...

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is making progress on improvements under a Federal Consent Decree, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the police department said in a joint motion.

The union representing Louisville Metro Police officers filed a motion in federal court opposing the recently signed consent decree between city officials and the U.S. Department of Justice regarding ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville’s police department is officially under the watchful eyes of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Last March, the DOJ released a scathing report into the discriminatory ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — As Cleveland officials push to end nearly 11 years of federal oversight of the city’s police department, critics say the move may be premature — and potentially risky. The federal ...

A Chicago federal judge has extended a nationwide consent decree requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to better document and report probable cause for immigration arrests and found the ...