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Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men

The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

Mississippi ex-deputy seeks shorter sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men

A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy is seeking a shorter federal prison sentence for his part in the torture of two Black men

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024

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...

Top News · May 30, 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

Mississippi sheriff aims to avoid liability from federal lawsuit over torture of Black men

The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

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

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

'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