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Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi "Goon Squad" sheriff's office
Six former officers, who were members of a self-proclaimed "Goon Squad," were sentenced to decades in prison for torturing two Black men.
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 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.
Goon Squad Violence Leads to Federal Investigation of Mississippi Sheriff’s Office
The Justice Department will determine if allegations of widespread violence and improper searches amount to a pattern of discrimination in the department.
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.
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,
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.
U.S. News & World Report3d
U.S. Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Mississippi Sheriff's Office That Employed 'Goon Squad'
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 ...
The Washington Post2d
Justice Department probes Mississippi sheriff’s office that had ‘Goon Squad’
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.” ...
Orange County Register2d
Justice Department opens civil rights probe on ‘goon squad’ after deputies torture 2 Black men
(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 ...
CNN2d
DOJ launches civil rights probe of Mississippi sheriff’s office whose deputies tortured 2 Black men in ‘Goon Squad’ case
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 ...
The Gazette3d
U.S. launches civil rights probe into Mississippi sheriff's office that employed 'Goon Squad'
"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 ...