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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Baltimore Police Routinely Discriminated Against Blacks, Justice Department Says [Watch (HLS stream): Baltimore Police Routinely Discriminated Against Blacks, Justice Department Says](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fxS9YoJy.m3u8) (1:28)  _Published 2016-08-10. The Justice Department and Baltimore Police agreed to negotiate reforms that can be enforced by the courts after a scathing federal report released Wednesday criticized officers for using excessive force and routinely discriminating against blacks._ --- Jul 27, 2023 8:35 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Lawmakers Are Furious Over Justice Department Decision on Marijuana Enforcement](/video/ADtrnulE/) ### Lawmakers Are Furious Over Justice Department Decision on Marijuana Enforcement [Justice Dept. 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EPD engages in a pattern of practice of making unconstitutional stops, searches and arrests, using enforcement strategies that produce severe and unjustified disparities in the rates of stops, searches and arrests of African Americans. Using excessive force and retaliating against people engaging in constitutionally protected expression. The findings are challenging to hear. But let me be clear. I never sugar coat Our problems, nor will I run away from our most pressing challenges. The report identifies specific problems in the department. But the transparency of the report offer For is crucial, a crucial foundation if we are going to move forward. 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