Read the Minnesota Department of Human Rights report on racial discrimination by Minneapolis police

April 27, 2022 at 3:54PM
The 2022 budget restores funding for the Minneapolis Police Department to nearly the level it was at before George Floyd’s killing by police. The move excited some community groups and frustrated others. (Jeff Wheeler, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights released a report Wednesday outlining the findings of its investigation into whether the Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in discriminatory practices toward people of color over the past decade in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act, the state's civil rights law. The department opened the investigation on June 1, 2020, days after former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. Read the report below.

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