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 ...

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

A report released Wednesday revealed the findings of a 17-month Department of Justice investigation into Memphis police that began after Nichols was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton.

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 ...

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

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

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

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.