Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman chosen to be the nation's top civil rights enforcer, called leaving the DOJ 'a ...

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

The Graceland foreclosure case was back in court and St. Jude donated stuffed animals to the Memphis Police Department.

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 ...

Most in Memphis Police Department are lesser-experienced officers ... Lucas Finton covers crime, policing, jails, the courts and criminal justice policy for The Commercial Appeal.

The five former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols are set to be sentenced in federal court this summer ...

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

“The city of Memphis did not have an active fugitive team in the Memphis Police Department,” Davis said. Young set a goal at ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Former Memphis Police Department Police Chief Tony Armstrong was one of several law experts who spoke on a panel about the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Pattern or Practice ...

In Memphis, people like the Rev. Dr. Earle Fisher had asked the Justice Department for years to investigate the city’s police officers. But now, he worries that there will be no follow-through.

The Memphis Police Department refused multiple requests to ... an adjunct professor from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Ross, a former academy instructor with the New York Police Department ...