Memphis rejects federal calls for police oversight after Tyre Nichols probe
Police practices in the US city came under scrutiny following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in January 2023.
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Memphis Says It Will Not Yet Agree to Federal Oversight of Police Department
The city’s mayor reiterated his reluctance to enter a consent decree after the Justice Department found a pattern of discrimination…
Memphis Police Used Excessive Force and Discriminated Against Black Residents, Justice Dept. Finds
The Police Department has been under scrutiny since Tyre Nichols’s death last year. The report noted that children in particular…