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Days after Rankin's 'Goon Squad' tortured two men, supervisors gave the sheriff a pay boost

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Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey was given a $21,059 raise. State law caps sheriffs' salaries in counties of more than 100,000 population at $119,000. Sheriff has been in charge of the county's FEMA safe room for years. The 16,400-square-foot facility hosts more events and parties than storm evacuations.

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Days after Rankin's 'Goon Squad' tortured two men, supervisors gave the sheriff a pay boost

A dozen days after five Rankin County deputies known as the “Goon Squad” tortured, tased and sexually abused two Black men, the Rankin County Board of Supervisors gave Sheriff Bryan Bailey a $21,059 raise. On Feb. 6, supervisors officially appointed him director of the Safe Room, a task he has carried out for years. This means Bailey, a Republican incumbent unopposed in the Nov. 7 election, now earns $140,059 — what appears to be the highest pay…

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Mississippi Today broke the news on Friday, October 13, 2023.
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