Office of Public Affairs - United States Department of Justice
WEB20 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 …
U.S. launches civil rights probe into Mississippi sheriff's office that ...
WEB21 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 …
WEB21 hours ago · 1 of 3 | . FILE - This combination of photos shows former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to state and federal charges for torturing two Black men, from top left, former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield, during court appearances Monday ...
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 …
Office of Public Affairs - United States Department of Justice
WEB20 hours ago · I am joined by Todd Gee, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi. Today, the Justice Department is opening a civil investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and Rankin County, Mississippi, to determine whether they engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Constitution or federal law.
DOJ To Probe Mississippi Sheriff's Office For Racist Policing ...
WEB19 hours 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 probe into Mississippi sheriff’s ... - PBS
WEB20 hours 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 ...
Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's ... - ABC News
WEB1 day ago · The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men. ... 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events.
Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi …
WEBNov 8, 2023 · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation Wednesday into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city, stepping in following accusations that officers used excessive force and arrested people without justification.
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...