After Lexington Officer Ran Over Black Teen, City Says No Footage of His Death Exists
After a Lexington police officer ran over a Black teen, city officials say no dashcam or body cam footage of Kadarius Smith’s death exists.
After a Lexington police officer ran over a Black teen, city officials say no dashcam or body cam footage of Kadarius Smith’s death exists.
The U.S. Department of Justice will provide JPD and the Hinds County Coroner’s Office with technical assistance to improve their death-notification policies.
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.
The U.S. Department of Justice says Lexington, Miss., police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines without assessing their ability to pay.
Sean Brown responds to the Jackson Police Department’s failure to report 24 additional homicides in the capital city in 2023.
Jackson will see a “surge in state, local and federal law-enforcement resources” through “Operation Unified,” Gov. Reeves announced.
A 10-year-old Black boy who was arrested for public urination in Senatobia will no longer have to serve probation or write an essay on Kobe Bryant.
Jackson Police Officer Anthony Fox will walk free after a court overturned his conviction for the 2019 death of George Robinson.
A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men.
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