George Robinson’s Family Rejects $17,786 Settlement Over His Death
The family of George Robinson has rejected a $17,786 settlement the City of Jackson offered over his death after a 2019 encounter with JPD.
The family of George Robinson has rejected a $17,786 settlement the City of Jackson offered over his death after a 2019 encounter with JPD.
George Robinson’s family will receive a $17,786.25 settlement from the City of Jackson over his 2019 death that followed a police encounter.
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.
A Sunflower County, Miss., woman could lose custody rights to her children nearly a year after an Indianola police officer shot her 11-year-old son.
Kadarius Smith, a Black 17-year-old, died after a Leland, Miss., police officer ran him over in a police cruiser, attorney Ben Crump says.
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.
Jackson Police Officer Anthony Fox will walk free after a court overturned his conviction for the 2019 death of George Robinson.
A grand jury declined to pursue criminal charges against Indianola Police Officer Greg Capers for shooting 11-year-old Aderrien Murry.
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.
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