LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A team from Louisville is in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to negotiate the incoming consent decree with the Department of Justice.
The consent decree came after the DOJ found patterns of discrimination and use of excessive force within Louisville Metro Police (LMPD).
Mayor Craig Greenberg expects the paperwork to be filed before the end of 2024, and said the city is ready to move forward in this process of federal oversight.
"We want to get this done as soon as possible," he said.. "I have spoken personally with the Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clark three times in the past two weeks, to try to move this process towards a speedy conclusion. We want to get it done quickly, we also want to get it done right, as does the United States Department of Justice."
Greenberg said some of the members negotiating in D.C. include representatives from the mayor's office, as well as the police department.
A federal judge will have to sign off on the consent decree before it becomes legally binding.
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