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https://marylandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/police-9095364_640.jpg640362Baltimore City stands at a crossroads—between fragile progress and a perilous retreat. As the U.S. Department of Justice continues scaling back its civil rights oversight, the city’s landmark police reform agreement—the consent decree born after the death of Freddie Gray—is under growing threat.