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  • S. 4385 aims to reform the Department of Justice's investigations into patterns or practices of discrimination, particularly in policing. It mandates changes to how civil consent decrees are handled, ensuring remedies include broader community support mechanisms and community...

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    S. 4385 is a plan to make sure that investigations into unfair practices, especially by the police, are more helpful to communities by involving them in solutions and giving them more tools to find and fix problems. It also promises to give lots of money to help both the main government and states do these investigations and give communities the support they need.