MPD internal affairs reports backlog drop to 39 admin cases, outlines expedited dispositions and training plan

Lily Hastings, case manager for Minneapolis Police Department Internal Affairs (IA), told the Community Commission on Police Oversight on March 3 that IA’s administrative-investigation backlog has declined from roughly 112 in October 2024 to 39 as of the prior week.

Hastings described steps IA is taking to clear cases and improve workflow. IA has begun a renewed expedited-disposition process — intended to resolve certain allegations more quickly when appropriate — and is drafting a training plan to accompany a new standard operating procedure and the revised 2‑100 policy. She said the training plan will require the same stakeholder review the SOP and 2‑100 draft received, including sessions with Alifa and MDHR, and will be rolled out to all MPD employees when finalized.

IA statistics presented to commissioners included: 20 open intakes at the end of the prior week with an average intake age of 26 days; 61 open administrative investigations (average age about 335 days), of which IA classified 39 as backlog and 22 as current; and 26 expedited-disposition cases in the queue. Hastings said IA had recently transmitted several cases to the chief’s office for expedited handling and expected the queued numbers to decline as those cases advanced.

Commissioners asked questions about the expedited-disposition process and training scope; Hastings said the option existed in 2022 but was underused and has been restarted under settlement-driven compliance work. The clerk was directed to receive and file the IA report.

Why it matters: IA backlog and expedited-disposition practice affect timeliness of disciplinary processes and the overall accountability pipeline built into the settlement agreement.

No policy or discipline decisions were made at the meeting; IA reported operational progress and planned training work.