Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men.
U.S. launches civil rights probe into Mississippi sheriff's office that employed 'Goon Squad'
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.
Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations By The Lexington Police Department And City Of Lexington
The United States Justice Department announced today that they have found civil rights violations by the Lexington Police Department and the City of Lexington.
Small Mississippi town, police force deprive citizens of rights, Justice Department says
The City of Lexington, Miss. and its police department deprive people of their constitutional rights, discriminate against Black people, engage in excessive force and unlawfully jail people, the Justice Department said.
US Justice Dept says Lexington, Mississippi police routinely use excessive force
The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it found a series of civil rights violations by a small-town Mississippi police department, accusing officers of routinely using excessive force and arresting people who owed fines for minor traffic offenses.
Justice Department probe finds Mississippi police force violated residents’ civil rights
An investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) found that a police department in the majority Black city of Lexington, Miss., discriminated against Black people and sexually harassed women, as well as engaged in a number of other violations related to free speech,
DOJ investigation: Lexington, MS police, city violated civil rights of residents
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Mississippi U.S. Attorney's Office reported the Lexington Police Department violated residents' civil rights.
Commission on Civil Rights rings alarm bell on law enforcement use of AI tool
Facial recognition technology — which civil rights advocates and some lawmakers have criticized for privacy infringements and ...
Ravenna men file federal civil rights lawsuit against Portage County sheriff, 3 deputies
Two Ravenna men have filed a federal lawsuit against Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski and three deputies over drug ...
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Carroll ISD provides update on Office of Civil Rights complaints at Sept. 23 meeting
Carroll ISD Board President Cameron Bryan provided an update to district residents during the Sept. 23 board meeting on the ...
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Arizona's Legacy Traditional Schools to Amend Practices for English Learner Students After Civil Rights Act Violations
Legacy Traditional Schools in Arizona agree to correct civil rights violations found by the Office for Civil Rights.
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 ...
NYC judge orders DOC and civil rights lawyers to flesh out plan to restructure how jails are run
A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday directed top Department of Correction leadership and civil rights attorneys ...
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Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi "Goon Squad" sheriff's office
The Justice Department on Thursday announced it is opening a civil rights investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi, ...
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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi
I am very happy to hear that the sheriff's investigator is okay, and that the perpetrators have been arrested. Just another ...