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Residents of a small Mississippi town respond to a scathing Justice Department report on policing
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Residents of a small Mississippi town respond to a scathing Justice Department report on policing

Associated Press  

— Some residents of a small Mississippi town where the Justice Department found severe problems with excessive and racially disproportionate policing said they were unaware of the ongoing issues, while others said harassment from officers was a part everyday of life. In a report released Thursday on Lexington, about 60 miles north of Jackson, the Justice Department said it found …

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DOJ Finds Mississippi Police Department Violates Rights Of Black Residents
2 months, 3 weeks ago

DOJ Finds Mississippi Police Department Violates Rights Of Black Residents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The police department in a majority-Black town in Mississippi has consistently violated the rights of residents with illegal arrests, as well as by retaliating against department critics, according to a Department of Justice report released Thursday. The police department “unlawfully” discriminates against Black people, United States Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said during a press conference. “Black …

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Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says

Associated Press  

— A Mississippi police department in one of the nation’s poorest counties unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines without first assessing whether they could afford to pay them, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. The announcement comes amid a Justice Department probe into alleged civil rights violations by police in Lexington, Mississippi. In a letter addressed to Katherine Barrett …

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Mississippi civil rights lawyer arrested filming traffic stop, attorney says
1 year, 6 months ago

Mississippi civil rights lawyer arrested filming traffic stop, attorney says

Associated Press  

— A Mississippi civil rights lawyer was arrested Saturday after filming a traffic stop conducted by officers from a police department she is suing in federal court, her attorney says. Jill Collen Jefferson is the president of JULIAN, the civil rights organization that filed a federal lawsuit last year against the Lexington Police Department on behalf of a group of …

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Boy arrested in connection with overdose death at Hollywood school
2 years, 3 months ago

Boy arrested in connection with overdose death at Hollywood school

Daily Mail  

Police have arrested a 15-year-old drug dealer and an accomplice in connection with the overdose death at a Hollywood high school where the popular TV show Glee was filmed. Melanie Ramos, 15, died on Tuesday after overdosing on a fentanyl laced pill she bought from a drug dealer Ramos was found unresponsive in a restroom at Bernstein High School. She …

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