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Allegations Of Misconduct Rock Rankin County Sheriff's Office

Allegations of misconduct and inappropriate behavior within Rankin County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi following the discovery of disturbing text messag...

Corpse photos and jokes about assault: Inside the Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ WhatsApp chat

The so-called ‘Goon Squad’ came to national attention in January 2023, after deputies in Rankin County Sheriff’s Office were accused of brutally torturing two Black men

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

Former Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Sentenced For Torturing Black Men

Former Mississippi law enforcement officers sentenced for torturing Black men in a racist attack. National outrage ensues.

2 more former Mississippi 'Goon Squad' deputies sentenced in torture of 2 Black men

Two more white ex-deputies were given significant yearslong prison sentences for their role in the 2023 racist torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker during a no-warrant house raid.

WEKU · Mar 20, 2024

2 Mississippi 'Goon Squad' deputies get yearslong sentences for torturing 2 Black men

Hunter Elward was sentenced to about 20 years in prison, while Jeffrey Middleton was given a 17.5-year prison sentence. Four other ex-law enforcement officers will be sentenced later this week.

WEKU · Mar 20, 2024

Sheriff Who Presided Over Violent 'Goon Squad' Tries To Play Dumb

"Nobody's ever reported that to me," Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said after his deputies admitted to brutalizing innocent people.

Reason · Feb 29, 2024

Mississippi Sheriff Insists He Was Oblivious to His Drug Warriors' Long Pattern of Brutality

Years before a federal case shined a light on the problem, Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey should have known something was amiss.

Reason · Nov 30, 2023

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Gang of Mississippi police officers known as ‘The Goon Squad’ plead guilty to brutal torture of black men during raid on their home

The guilty pleas to the state charges come after the six former officers pleaded guilty to 16 federal charges

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023

Ex-law officers plead guilty to charges of torturing two Black men in US

Six white officers have agreed to sentences of between five and 30 years, recommended by Mississippi prosecutors.

Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2023

Former Mississippi officers plead guilty to state charges for torturing Black men

Group of six white Mississippi police officers had tortured two Black men for an hour and a half during a house raid

The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2023

Racist abuse by Mississippi officers reveals a culture of misconduct, residents say

Residents of the Mississippi county where a rogue group of officers carried out a racist assault say a culture of corruption and violence exists within the sheriff’s office

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Six white Mississippi police officers admit to torturing two Black men during raid

The officers admitted to raiding the home of the only two Black men in a two-mile radius

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

'The Goon Squad': How rogue Mississippi officers tried to cover up their torture of 2 Black men

Six white former law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to a racist assault on Michael Corey Jenkins and his friend Eddie Terrell Parker, who are Black

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

6 white ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to assault on 2 Black men

Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department said the Mississippi officers "caused harm to the entire community who feel that they can't trust the police officers who are supposed to serve them."

WEKU · Aug 4, 2023

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Reason · Jul 10, 2023

Brickbat: That's All You Need To Know

Rankin County, Mississippi, Sheriff Bryan Bailey says at least some of the deputies accused of beating, sexually assaulting, and repeatedly Tasering two men and shooting one of them in the mouth, have been fired. But Bailey refused to release the names of those deputies or even say how many were…

Daily Mirror · Jun 28, 2023

Sheriff fires deputies accused of abusing Black men and shooting one in the mouth

Deputies from the Rankin County Sheriff's Department said they were carrying out a raid after reports of drug activity when they were accused of beating, Tasering, and sexually assaulting the men and shooting one in the mouth

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Deputies in civil rights probe accused of sexual assault

An attorney says Mississippi sheriff's deputies already being investigated for possible civil rights violations after allegedly placing a gun in a Black man's mouth and firing it attempted to sexually assault him and a second man during the same encounter

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