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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This Mississippi organization is helping those convicted and in prison for the Jan. 6 riots
An Oxford-based charity, My Brother's Keeper Oxford, is helping connect people with resources to help Jan. 6 rioters in ...
Texas-Mississippi State free livestream: How to watch college football game, TV, time
The Texas Longhorns play against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a college football game on Saturday. Fans can watch this ...
How to watch Texas vs. Mississippi State: Time, channel, streaming options for Week 5 game
Texas' game vs. Mississippi State will not be broadcast on a traditional television channel. Instead, the game will be ...
Meet the people running for Mississippi’s Supreme Court and other courts
Up for election this year are two seats on the state Supreme Court, one seat on the Court of Appeals and, in Hinds County, ...
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 ...