Justice Department Announces Civil Rights Investigation of Rankin ...
WEB2 days ago · The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi, and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD). Rankin is the state’s fourth most populous county, with a population of approximately 160,000. It is located about 30 minutes east of …
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon …
WEB9 hours ago · This combination of photos shows former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to state and federal charges for torturing two Black men, from top left, former Rankin County ...
Rankin Sheriff’s Department Under Federal DOJ Investigation
WEB2 days ago · I’m looking forward to justice for all,” English said. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi Todd Gee encouraged anyone with information about civil rights abuses in Rankin County to make a report to the Department of Justice by email at Community.Rankin@usdoj.gov or by phone call at 888-392-8557.
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WEB2 days ago · I am joined by Todd Gee, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi. Today, the Justice Department is opening a civil investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and Rankin County, Mississippi, to determine whether they engage in a pattern or practice of conduct …
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon …
WEB9 hours ago · The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into policing in Rankin County, Miss., where six white former law enforcement officers — some of whom called themselves the "Goon Squad" — were convicted of torturing two Black men last year during a no-warrant house raid. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a ...
‘Goon Squad’ in Mississippi sheriff’s office under DOJ pribe
WEB3 hours ago · The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi after several of its former officers known as the “Goon Squad” were prosecuted for torturing and sexually abusing two Black men. Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general of the Civil Rights Division, said ...
Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's office …
WEB2 days ago · AP correspondent Jennifer King reports the Justice Department is opening a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi. The charges followed an Associated Press investigation in March 2023 that linked some of the officers to at least four violent encounters since 2019 that left two Black men dead.
DOJ civil rights investigation into Rankin County, Sheriff's Office
WEB2 days ago · The U.S. Department of Justice is opening a federal civil rights investigation into Rankin County and the Rankin County Sheriff's Office. The announcement was made at a news conference Thursday by ...
DOJ To Probe Mississippi Sheriff's Office For Racist Policing ...
WEB2 days ago · The Department of Justice announced Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into potentially racist policing practices within the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office in Mississippi. In April, five deputies from Rankin County were sentenced to prison for violating the civil rights of two Black men. Self-styled as the Goon Squad, the ...
DOJ investigates Rankin County Sheriff's Department over racial …
WEB2 days ago · The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department following a racist attack on two Black men by white officers. The investigation ...
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