Thu, Sep 7th, 2023 - 8:12am
April 28, 2022 - 6:50am | By Kyle Cornell
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says the Minneapolis Police Department has violated state civil rights laws over the past decade by engaging in a pattern of racial discrimination.
A report released Wednesday after a two-year investigation found that the agency engages with, uses force against, and kills people of color at a much higher rate than white people.
City and police department leaders are accused of being long-aware of the pattern of discrimination, but not addressing it.
The report says the city has "insufficient and ineffective" systems for holding police officers accountable for misconduct.