Nation Sep 19 Justice Department opens probe into Mississippi sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Nation Apr 10 6 former Mississippi officers are sentenced in state court for racist torture of 2 Black men All six officers have pleaded guilty to federal charges, and admitted to subjecting the victims to numerous acts of racist torture in last year. By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press
Nation Mar 20 Watch 6:34 Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ case highlights abuse in rural areas and power of sheriffs In Mississippi, six former officers are being sentenced for their roles in a series of brutal attacks. The self-proclaimed "Goon Squad" members pleaded guilty to assaulting two Black men by repeatedly shocking them with Tasers, sexually assaulting them with a… By John Yang, Karina Cuevas