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The city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights have identified three finalists in the search for an independent evaluator that will monitor the city’s compliance with the court settlement reached earlier this year.

 of the Minneapolis Police Department following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. It found a pattern and practice of discriminatory policing which unfairly targeted people of color. In March of this year, the state reached a 

 with the city that includes reforms for the MPD.

The governments have asked three teams to make public presentations and answer questions from community members.

, a nonprofit which has offices in New Orleans and Silver Spring, Maryland; 

, a law enforcement consulting firm with offices around the world and 

, a Washington, D.C.-based civil rights firm. 

Once the city and state choose a team, the Minneapolis City Council will vote on a contract. The independent evaluator is expected to start work by March 9.

The evaluator team also would oversee an expected federal consent decree from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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The city of Minneapolis and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights have identified three finalists in the search for an independent evaluator who will monitor the city’s compliance with the court settlement reached earlier this year.

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Minneapolis, Department of Human Rights name finalists to monitor police court settlement

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