Southern District of Mississippi - United States Department of Justice
WEB3 days ago · The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi, and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD). Rankin is the state’s fourth most populous county, with a population of approximately 160,000. It is located about 30 minutes east of …
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad ...
WEB10 hours ago · Last year, two Black men were beaten and tasered by six officers in a no-warrant house raid. Since then, the Justice Department said it got more complaints regarding similar instances by the deputies.
Southern District of Mississippi - United States Department of Justice
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Justice Department Awards Over $3 Million in Community Project Grants to Strengthen Law Enforcement and Public Safety in the Southern District of Mississippi Jackson, Miss. – The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs has awarded three grants totaling more than $3 million for community projects …
Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's office …
WEB2 days ago · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one of the victims was shot in the mouth, officials said Thursday.
US launches civil rights probe into Mississippi sheriff's office that ...
WEB3 hours ago · The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi after several of its former officers known as the “Goon Squad” were prosecuted for torturing and sexually abusing two Black men. Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general of the Civil Rights Division, said ...
Southern District of Mississippi - United States Department of Justice
WEB3 days ago · Remarks of United States Attorney Todd Gee Announcing a Pattern or Practice Investigation of the Rankin County, Mississippi Sheriff’s Department and Rankin County ... Mississippi Sheriff’s Department, some of whom were part of a unit that described itself as the “Goon Squad,” entered a home without a warrant, and then handcuffed, kicked ...
DOJ To Probe Mississippi Sheriff's Office For Racist Policing ...
WEB2 days ago · The Department of Justice announced Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into potentially racist policing practices within the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office in Mississippi. In April, five deputies from Rankin County were sentenced to prison for violating the civil rights of two Black men. Self-styled as the Goon Squad, the ...
Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office …
WEB2 days ago · The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a case that drew condemnation from top U.S. law ...
Mississippi's violent prisons violating Constitution, US Justice ...
WEBFeb 28 (Reuters) - Mississippi is violating the constitutional rights of thousands of people held in three of its prisons, where violence is pervasive and the use of solitary confinement leads to...
Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi ...
WEB2 days ago · The Justice Department on Thursday announced it is opening a civil rights investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi, and the Rankin County Sheriff's Department. A group of the agency's former ...
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