Both men have voiced hostility to the types of police consent decrees put in place here on Thursday, saying the agreements and federal oversight vilify police officers. Baltimore came under Justice Department scrutiny after an African-American man, Freddie Gray, 25, died of injuries he sustained while in police custody in 2015. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Justice Department filed a 227-page consent decree in federal court on Thursday just minutes before announcing the deal. In Baltimore, a city that is 63 percent black, the report found that 91 percent of those arrested on discretionary offenses like “failure to obey” or “trespassing” were African-American. Justice Department negotiators are also rushing to complete an investigation in Chicago, which has been racked by violence and tension between police and residents.

Source: New York Times January 12, 2017 17:12 UTC