Will city stay committed to police reforms after DOJ changes position?
Mayor Paul Young speaks during the opening ceremony of the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest on May 14. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Following the U.S. Department of Justice’s scathing report highlighting police abuses of power, Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the city would not enter into any federal consent decree with the DOJ.
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