The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the sheriff’s department in Mississippi’s Rankin County after several of its deputies – including some who were in a self-styled “Goon Squad” – abused and tortured two Black men in a racially charged home raid last year.

The Justice Department has launched a civil rights probe into the Mississippi sheriff’s department that was home to the self-described “Goon Squad.” The six white deputies were convicted for raiding a home and torturing two Black men.

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,

Six former officers, who were members of a self-proclaimed "Goon Squad," were sentenced to decades in prison for torturing two Black men.

"We will continue this transparency and will fully cooperate with all aspects of this investigation," the sheriff's office said in a statement.