January 10, 2025, marks the second anniversary of the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was restrained and ...

The Justice Department on Wednesday said a 17-month civil rights investigation found that the Memphis Police Department engages in the systemic use of excessive force and discriminates against ...

The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and follows policies that discriminate against black people, the US justice department has said. This includes unnecessarily escalating ...

Justice Department investigations, often launched after controversial police killings, show how other forms of abusive policing can harm communities.

About half the uniformed patrol officers in the Memphis Police Department have been on the force less than 5 years, presenting challenges and opportunities.

The family of Tyre Nichols, their attorney Ben Crump and community members will come together on January 7 to honor him and ...

The lawsuit filed by Nichols' mother blames the former Memphis Police officers and the department's "aggressive policing" for ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is moving forward to correct constitutional violations it reports are commonplace in the Memphis Police Department (MPD). Two weeks after its ...

City and law enforcement officials are exploring potential solutions, including technical assistance from the DOJ, a ...

Judge Mark Norris made the ruling after attorneys for Tyre Nichols’ estate and his mother argued the DOJ investigation into ...