The investigation reveals a pattern of racial bias in policing despite reports that the majority of the MPD and the police chief are Black.

Memphis will not agree to negotiate federal oversight of its police department until it can review and challenge results of a yet-to-be-released Department of Justice investigation into how its ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department routinely engages in policing that violates residents' civil rights and discriminates against Black people, the U.S. Department of Justice said in ...

The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death ...

An investigation found the department in violation of the U.S. Constitution. The Memphis Police Department was found to be in violation of the U.S. Constitution due to a pattern of misconduct ...

Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice said during a Thursday morning press conference the investigation into the Memphis Police Department found "a pattern and a practice" of ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation ...

By Emily Cochrane Emily Cochrane, a national correspondent in Nashville, has reported on the police beating of Tyre Nichols and how it has affected Memphis. Dec. 5, 2024 Officials in Memphis ...