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

The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the sheriff’s department in Mississippi’s Rankin County ...

The Justice Department will determine if allegations of widespread violence and improper searches amount to a pattern of ...

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.

Clarke said that since the revelations of the Goon Squad’s activities came to light, “we have received reports of other instances that indicated this type of conduct was far too common.” ...

U.S. Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Mississippi Sheriff's Office That Employed 'Goon Squad' By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil ...

(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) “The concerns about the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department did not end with the demise of the Goon Squad,” Clarke said Thursday. The Justice Department has ...

At least several of the defendants were part of a group of deputies who called themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and not report it, federal ...

"Since the Goon Squad's sickening acts came to light, we have received reports of other instances indicating that this conduct was far too common," Clarke told reporters at a virtual press conference.