President Donald Trump appears set to end federal oversight of police, including agencies that have committed systemic civil rights violations, like in Rankin County, Miss., and Lexington, Miss. New leadership at the Justice Department has already ordered a halt to all open civil rights investigations.
Christie Thompson
Christie Thompson is a staff writer. Her work has been published by outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, ProPublica, and The Atlantic. She was the recipient of the 2016 George Polk Award for Justice Reporting and a 2022 Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists.