Baltimore City Consent Decree

Ray Kelly is a longtime advocate for police reform and transparency. He joins Midday to discuss the 8-year-old federal consent decree with Baltimore police. Plus, voters enshrine local control of city police into Baltimore's charter.

A federal judge terminated two sections of the decree on Thursday, including the one on the transport of people in police custody.

“The fact that this milestone is occurring at a time when the city is achieving a recent and historic reduction in violent crime… is a testament to the effectiveness of constitutional and community focused policing.”

The Baltimore Police Department is expanding its Departmental Administrative Hearing Board voting members to include civilians, ex officio Mayor Jack…

Baltimore City Council committee got a look Thursday at the audit that found the police department has little, if any, way to track or control overtime…