Attorneys for 'Goon Squad' victims respond to investigation into Rankin County Sheriff's Department
Attorneys Trent Walker and Malik Shabazz, with Black Lawyers for Justice, spoke to reporters on Monday in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights investigation. They said they are pleased with this first step that they said is necessary to hold the department accountable.
Torture victims 'welcome' DOJ probe of Rankin County Sheriff's Office
The DOJ announced a federal civil rights probe into the Rankin County sheriff's office after five former deputies were convicted of racially motivated torture.
DOJ Launches Investigation Into This Mississippi County’s Infamous ‘Goon Squad’
Nearly two years after Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker survived hours of a sadistic torture plot conjured up by six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers, the U.S. Justice Department has launched a pattern or practice investigation into Rankin County,
Attorneys for Goon Squad victims respond to DOJ investigation
Attorneys for the two Black men, who were tortured in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one
‘Goon Squad’ in Mississippi sheriff’s office under DOJ probe
"Put simply, the concerns about the Rankin County Sheriff's Department did not end with the demise of the Goon Squad."
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad' torture case
Last year, two Black men were beaten and tasered by six officers in a no-warrant house raid. Since then, the Justice Department said it got more complaints regarding similar instances by the deputies.
Justice Department opens civil rights probe of Mississippi sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men
The DOJ has received information about other troubling incidents, including deputies overusing stun guns and entering homes unlawfully.
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‘Goon Squad’ victims’ attorneys demand censure and removal of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey
Attorneys for two men tortured by Rankin County law enforcement are calling for the sheriff's removal from office.
DOJ launches civil rights probe of Mississippi sheriff’s office whose deputies tortured 2 Black men in ‘Goon Squad’ case
The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the sheriff’s department in Mississippi’s Rankin County ...
Attorneys say other victims could sue a Mississippi sheriff’s department over brutality
Attorneys for two Black men who were tortured by Mississippi law enforcement officers say they expect to file more lawsuits ...
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