Activists Urge Gov. Reeves to Remove Rankin County Sheriff Unless He Resigns
Protesters held a rally at the governor’s mansion in Jackson, Miss., on April 9, 2024, calling for Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey to resign.
Protesters held a rally at the governor’s mansion in Jackson, Miss., on April 9, 2024, calling for Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey to resign.
Six members of the Rankin County ‘goon squad’ will face state sentences in Brandon, Miss., on Wednesday for their torture of two Black men in 2023.
The six Rankin County officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men received prison sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years.
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.
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.
The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department is undergoing policy changes after five deputies pleaded guilty for the beating and sexual assault of two Black men.
With calls mounting for Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey to resign after six officers pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men, the undersheriff has announced his own resignation.
Six former Rankin County, Miss., officers pleaded guilty to state charges on Monday in Rankin County Circuit Court in connection with the sexual assault and beating of Eddie Terrell Parker and Michael Jenkins.
The torture of Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker in Rankin County cannot be ignored “if fundamental justice is at all a goal,” Russ Latino writes.
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