Oakland Police Department heads to court to try to end 19-year federal oversight

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After meeting 51 of 52 reforms set out by a settlement in 2003, the Oakland Police Department will go in front of a judge Wednesday to attempt to end its federal oversight.

On Wednesday, the department will make its case in court to end it.

In 2000, more than 100 Black men filed a class-action civil rights lawsuit against a group of Oakland police officers known as “The Riders” for beating, kidnapping and planting evidence against Black men in the neighborhood. The officers were not criminally convicted but the civil case led to a comprehensive settlement that included federal oversight over the department’s progress on the negotiated reforms.

Warshaw noted that the department “has reached a significant milestone” and that it should be “commended for … their commitment to ensuring that the tasks … which constitute modern, progressive policing, having been met.” James Chanin, another attorney in the case who says he’s a severe critic of the OPD, pointed to evidence that the department is ready for the transition, even though it is a close call.

 

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