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MPD fails to refer this and other excessive force cases to prosecutors, yet exonerates more officers
Case is among those not sent to prosecutors to weigh criminal charges against officers
Report details final moments in hail of police gunfire
City officials limit access to police brutality files and sidestep requests for comment regarding excessive force
As Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration limits access to police files on excessive force, some records are slowly coming to light. One involves the case...
Beating case is among scores of police use-of-force files in which the city is limiting access
Secrecy continues to surround use-of-force case that stirred unrest last year
Councilman Smiley’s proposal comes as communities nationwide push to reform policing following George Floyd killing
As protests roil following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland promises greater transparency in policing. Yet his Public...