'The City has a ways to go': Federal judge denies request from Cleveland, DOJ to end police consent decree

Federal judge rules Cleveland's police consent decree will not end

A federal judge ruled on Friday that Cleveland's consent decree will not end, despite a motion from the city and U.S. Attorney's Office asking for it to be over.

Judge rejects Cleveland and DOJ request to end police consent decree

CLEVELAND, Ohio— A federal judge on Friday kept alive the decade-long oversight of the Cleveland police department.

Judge denies motion to end Cleveland police consent decree

A federal judge denied a motion to terminate Cleveland's consent decree with the Department of Justice, the agreement that formalizes oversight of the city's police department.

'The City has a ways to go': Federal judge denies request from Cleveland, DOJ to end police consent decree

A federal judge has denied Cleveland's bid to end its police consent decree, writing that the city still 'has a ways to go' before reaching full compliance.

As Cleveland Seeks to End the Consent Decree, Do Residents Trust the Police?

Do you trust the Cleveland police department? That question lies as the heart of a series of online surveys, focus groups and listening sessions to be carried out this summer by the city’s Police Accountability Team, the federal monitoring team, and the Cleveland Community Police Commission.  The latter two are mandated to carry out regular […] The post As Cleveland Seeks to End the Consent Decree, Do Residents Trust the Police? appeared first o…

Federal judge denies request to end Cleveland consent decree

Stating that Cleveland “has a ways to go” in reforming policing, the federal judge who oversees the consent decree rejected the city’s request to end it.  U.S. District Court Judge Solomon Oliver’s ruling Friday was in response to a joint request in February from the city and the U.S. Department of Justice, which argued that the city and police department had reached “substantial compliance” with the goals of the 2015 agreement.  The consent dec…