‘Goon Squad’ case: DOJ probes Mississippi sheriff’s office | CNN
WEB9 hours ago · Since the horrifying brutality of the “Goon Squad” case came to light, the Justice Department’s civil rights division has received other reports of the department’s deputies overusing ...
Goon Squad Violence Leads to Federal Investigation of Mississippi ...
WEB10 hours ago · Sept. 19, 2024, 6:45 p.m. ET. The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had expanded its investigation into the suburban Mississippi sheriff’s department where a self-described “Goon ...
U.S. launches civil rights probe into Mississippi sheriff's office that ...
WEB11 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 ...
Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's office …
WEB12 hours ago · FILE - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division at a news conference, Nov. 8, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in …
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WEB11 hours 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 …
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WEBMar 21, 2024 · Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers were sentenced this week for torturing and abusing two Black men in Rankin County, Mississippi. Senior District Judge Tom Lee sentenced the defendants to terms in prison ranging from 10 to 40 years.
Mississippi sheriff’s office that produced ‘Goon Squad’ faces …
WEB12 hours ago · Justice Department probes Mississippi sheriff’s office that had ‘Goon Squad’ Authorities said the civil rights probe would examine whether officers systemically targeted minorities with ...
U.S. Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Mississippi Sheriff's Office …
WEB11 hours ago · U.S. Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Mississippi Sheriff's Office That Employed 'Goon Squad' By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil ...
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WEB11 hours ago · The five Rankin County Goon Squad deputies who assaulted Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Parker are in prison. But our prosecution of the Goon Squad deputies does not mean that the inadequate practices that may have fostered it have ended. Our investigation will answer that question. I will now turn the floor …
Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's office …
WEB11 hours 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