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August 6, 2021

Justice Department to Probe Excessive Force, Abuse and Discrimination by Phoenix Police
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The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has opened an
investigation into allegations of abuse, excessive force and
discrimination by the Phoenix Police Department. Attorney General
Merrick Garland said Thursday the probe will also focus on accusations
that Phoenix officers retaliated against protesters and brutalized
unhoused people and people with disabilities.


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