U.S. District Court Judge Tom Lee sentenced former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield ... the longest prison term out of the ex-"Goon Squad" officers on Wednesday. Dedmon, who devised ...

The former officers, some of whom referred to themselves as the "Goon Squad," created ... the state of Mississippi has lagged ...

McAlpin told Deputy Christian Dedmon, who texted a group of white deputies so willing to use excessive force they called themselves “The Goon Squad.” “Are y’all available for a mission?” ...

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 ...

The last of six former law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men outside Mississippi’s capital has been sentenced. Former Richland police ... The so-called “Goon Squad” broke ...

A sixth officer, from the Richland Police Department ... so willing to use excessive force they called themselves the Goon Squad. All six were sentenced in March, receiving terms of 10 to 40 ...

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 ...