Justice Department Announces Civil Rights Investigation of Rankin ...
Sep 19, 2024 · 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.
Office of Public Affairs - United States Department of Justice
Sep 19, 2024 · 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 that violates the Constitution or federal law.
‘Goon Squad’ case: DOJ probes Mississippi sheriff’s office | CNN
Sep 20, 2024 · CNN — 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...
Rankin Sheriff’s Department Under Federal DOJ Investigation
Sep 20, 2024 · After six Mississippi law enforcement officers known as “The Goon Squad” pleaded guilty to crimes related to the torture of two Black men, the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department.
Southern District of Mississippi - United States Department of Justice
Sep 19, 2024 · 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...
Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff’s office …
Sep 19, 2024 · JACKSON, Miss. — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a case that drew condemnation...
Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's office …
Sep 20, 2024 · Five Rankin sheriff’s deputies pleaded guilty in 2023 to breaking into a home without a warrant and engaging in an hourslong attack on Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker. A sixth officer, from the Richland Police Department, was …
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad ...
Sep 21, 2024 · 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...
Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office …
Sep 19, 2024 · The Justice Department will investigate whether the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force and whether it used racially discriminatory...
DOJ civil rights investigation into Rankin County, Sheriff's Office
Sep 19, 2024 · 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...
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