Bullet points of Justice Department opens probe into Mississippi sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men
Bullet points of Justice Department opens probe into Mississippi sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men
- The Justice Department will investigate whether the Rankin County Sheriff's Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force and whether it used racially discriminatory policing practices.
- Six white former law enforcement officers pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and engaging in an hours-long attack on two Black men.
- The officers were sentenced to 10 to 40 years in prison.
- The case drew condemnation from top U.S. law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.
- The Justice Department will investigate whether the Rankin County Sheriff's Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force and whether it used racially discriminatory policing practices.
- Six white former law enforcement officers pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and engaging in an hours-long attack on two Black men.
- The officers were sentenced to 10 to 40 years in prison.
- The case drew condemnation from top U.S. law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.