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Residents of a small Mississippi town respond to a scathing Justice Department report on policing
A Justice Department report on the police department in Lexington, Mississippi, has found a stunning pattern of racially disparate policing and harassment.
Justice Department Details Wide Pattern of Abuses by Mississippi Police Force
The police in the small city of Lexington, Miss., routinely made unjustified arrests, used excessive force and trampled on civil rights, investigators said.
US Justice Dept Says Lexington, Mississippi Police Routinely Use Excessive Force
The department's Civil Rights Division said that it found that Black people in Lexington, Mississippi, were disproportionately targeted by an aggressive police enforcement strategy and that actions by police were driven in part by "intentional discrimination.
Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city
Police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report detailing a slew of civil rights abuses by law enforcement in one of America's poorest counties.
US Justice Dept finds abuses by Mississippi police department
The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it found a series of civil rights violations by a small-town Mississippi police department, accusing officers of routinely using excessive force and arresting people who owed fines for minor traffic offenses.
Cops playing by ‘own rules’ terrified Mississippi town with violent arrests, feds say
At the conclusion of the investigation, officials said they learned police frequently arrested people for low-level ...
Ed Pittman dies at 89 after serving in all three branches of Mississippi government
Ed Pittman has died at 89. He served in all three branches of Mississippi government before retiring as chief justice of the ...
US attorney general meets with Mississippi’s law enforcement
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland visited the City of Jackson on Wednesday. He commended several law enforcement ...
Confidential practice gives well-connected students Mississippi State's best dorms
Mississippi State University’s housing department has a confidential practice of helping certain well-connected students ...
Millions depend on the Mississippi—but the mighty river is running dry
Tons of grains and crops are shipped down the Mississippi River every year. What will happen if increasingly persistent ...
Ports workers strike possible. Agriculture groups urge dredging of lower Mississippi River
Agriculture organizations on Friday urged the White House to address key supply chain issues ahead of a potential port strike ...
Mississippi deer season 2024-25: Where to take tissue samples for CWD testing
Since CWD was discovered in a Mississippi deer in 2018, there have been 318 cases of the disease in the state as of September ...