After the Trump DOJ Halted Police Reform, This City Stepped In. Then Officers Shot and Killed Katelyn Hall.

After the Trump DOJ Halted Police Reform, This City Stepped In. Then Officers Shot and Killed Katelyn Hall.

Some cities celebrated when the Trump administration ended federal oversight of several police departments, but Louisville, Kentucky's mayor said the city would be “moving ahead rapidly” with reforms. One year in, activists say the plan is lacking.

Louisville’s self-directed police reform faces scrutiny after woman’s death

When the Trump administration’s Justice Department abandoned federal police reform efforts last May, Louisville took an unusual path — Mayor Craig Greenberg announced the city would continue implementing reforms on its own, without federal oversight or court enforcement. One year into that voluntary effort, an investigation by ProPublica shows the results have been decidedly mixed, with police records revealing officers continue engaging in prob…

After the Trump DOJ Halted Police Reform, This City Stepped In. Then Officers Shot and Killed Katelyn Hall

Louisville, Kentucky, has undertaken police reform initiatives subsequent to a Justice Department investigation identifying a pattern of unconstitutional policing; however, the implementation has yielded mixed results, and the city's plan notably lacks the judicial enforceability inherent in a federal consent decree.