The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Phoenix Police Department for potential civil rights violations, following widespread issues in the department as well as the police killing of Jacob Harris. This is is a case that we’ve covered a handful of times on Law & Disorder, but in the latest round of issues, community members say that Phoenix city officials are actively getting in the way of the Department of Justice inquiry, and they’ve had enough. Joining us to discuss is Meg O’Connor, an award-winning Senior Reporter for The Appeal, covering police, prosecutors, and the criminal legal system. Her latest piece is called Phoenix Police Victims Want City to Stop Interfering with Federal Probe.

Read Meg O’Connor’s latest article here: https://theappeal.org/phoenix-police-victims-want-city-to-stop-fighting-federal-probe/

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