‘Goon Squad’ Deputy Behind Most ‘Brutal’ Torture of Black Men Gets 40 Years in Prison
U.S. District Judge Tom Lee sentenced “Goon Squad” deputy Christian Dedmon to 40 years in prison for the “brutal and cruel” torture of two Black men.
U.S. District Judge Tom Lee sentenced “Goon Squad” deputy Christian Dedmon to 40 years in prison for the “brutal and cruel” torture of two Black men.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to pursue law-enforcement officers engaged in brutality like those in Rankin County’s “goon squad.”
Moss Point School District and Aspire Aviation have partnered to Open Mississippi’s first Career and Technical Education Aviation Academy.
A judge sentenced former Rankin County deputy Hunter Elward for his role in the torture of two Black men, including one he shot in the mouth.
Mississippi legislators are unlikely to restore a ballot initiative process this year after a Senate proposal died on Monday.
The Ridgeland Tourism Commission opened a new visitors center in the Renaissance shopping district in February 2024.
An ex-police officer pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge after authorities say he forced a Latino man to lick his own urine off the floor.
All registered Mississippi voters could be able to cast a ballot up to 15 days before an election under an early-voting bill the House passed.
Mississippi could continue a program to help retain and attract educators to the state amid an ongoing critical teacher shortage.
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