The U.S. Justice Department announced this week that an investigation into the Memphis Police Department after the beating death of Tyre Nichols had found a pattern of unlawful use of excessive force and discrimination against the city's Black residents.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division speaks during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis , Tenn. The Memphis case is one of 12 similar investigations of state and local law enforcement agencies opened by the DOJ since April 2021. Many have been in response to high-profile deaths at the hands of police, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor .
The two officers left the department years ago and were not charged with any crimes. Two other former Louisville officers have been accused in federal court of falsifyingIn March 2023, the DOJ issued findings that the Louisville Metro Police Department had a pattern of unlawful practices that included executing search warrants without knocking and announcing. The report acknowledged changes already made by Louisville police and identified additional remedial measures that were needed..
The department operates under an unconstitutional conflict of interest because it is partially funded by money raised through fines. Police routinely arrest people who cannot pay fines or who owe outstanding fines and people are jailed without prompt access to court and with no assessment of their ability to pay bail, the report found.
The city and police cooperated fully with the investigation and committed to working with the DOJ to address the violations.just last month that concluded officers in the state’s capital have a pattern of misconduct, including using excessive force and making unlawful stops. The reportOfficials said the city has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the DOJ. Trenton has so far disbanded two police department street units that officials said violated the constitution.
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