Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years
A federal judge has ended 23 years of federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department. The oversight, which was the longest-running in U.S. history, concluded after the department achieved substantial compliance.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ended federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department after 23 years, capping the longest-running oversight of a police department in U.S. history. “I’m particularly grateful to the men and women of the Oakland Police Department … for achieving substantial compliance,” San Francisco judge William Orrick said....
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