consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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In November, Swain found Adams’ administration in contempt of multiple provisions of the consent decree designed to improve conditions for inmates and staff at Rikers.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
In 2022, the city’s consent decree mandating reform was expanded to include search warrant provisions.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The Trump Justice Department has put a freeze on federal civil rights investigations into cops and vowed to reconsider consent decrees with police departments found to have engaged in a pattern of misconduct.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
The Sacramento County Main Jail and the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center south of Elk Grove are the subject of a federal consent decree related to inadequate medical and mental health care.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
In 2022, the city’s consent decree mandating reform was expanded to include search warrant provisions.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The Trump Justice Department has put a freeze on federal civil rights investigations into cops and vowed to reconsider consent decrees with police departments found to have engaged in a pattern of misconduct.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
The Sacramento County Main Jail and the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center south of Elk Grove are the subject of a federal consent decree related to inadequate medical and mental health care.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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