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 ...

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

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 ...

After a federal investigation into the Memphis Police Department prompted by ... nothing to do with a consent decree from the Department of Justice. However, activists like Earle Fisher do not ...

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

The trial was pushed back for several reasons, including so that attorneys could comb through the Department of Justice's ...

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 Memphis Police Department is welcoming the new year with four new deputy chiefs. MPD also announced that, in a mere three months, its Fugitive Team cleared more than 1,000 outstanding warrants.

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

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