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.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to pursue law-enforcement officers engaged in brutality like those in Rankin County’s “goon squad.”
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 State of Mississippi issued boil water alerts after detecting E. coli. in the water supply in the cities of Jackson and Flowood.
A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men.
Three mothers held a joint press conference on Dec. 20, 2023, demanding justice for their sons wrongly buried at the Hinds County Penal Farm.
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