Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men
- The Justice Department has initiated a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department after officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack.
- The investigation will assess possible excessive force and racially discriminatory practices within the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, according to Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke.
- Five Rankin sheriff's deputies pleaded guilty in 2023 to an unlawful attack on Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker.
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After Torture, Sheriff's Office Faces Civil Rights Investigation
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...
DOJ Probes Mississippi Sheriff's Office's 'Despicable' Torture of Black Men
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a probe into a Mississippi sheriff's office's "despicable" torture of two Black men. On Thursday, the DOJ announced that it was investigating the Rankin County Sheriff's Department after their officers were accused of torturing two Black men in an attack…
DOJ launches civil rights probe of Mississippi sheriff’s office whose deputies tortured 2 Black men in ‘Goon Squad’ case – KION546
By Emma Tucker and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — 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 federal investigation will examine whether the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department engages in unconstitutional p…
DOJ launches civil rights probe of Mississippi sheriff’s office whose deputies tortured 2 Black men in ‘Goon Squad’ case
By Emma Tucker and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — 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 federal investigation will examine whether the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department engages in unconstitutional p…
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