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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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Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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. The Lexington Police Department “has created a system where officers can relentlessly violate the law,” according …

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Police in this small, majority-Black Southern city abuse Black people, Justice Department finds
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Police in this small, majority-Black Southern city abuse Black people, Justice Department finds

LA Times  

Police in Lexington, Miss., discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, the U.S. Justice Department said in a scathing report. Police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, the U.S. Justice Department said in a scathing report detailing a slew of civil rights abuses by law enforcement …

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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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Lawsuit: Mississippi police ‘terrorized’ small town
2 years, 4 months ago

Lawsuit: Mississippi police ‘terrorized’ small town

Associated Press  

JACKSON, Miss — Police have “terrorized” Black residents in a small Mississippi town by subjecting them to false arrests, excessive force and intimidation, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by a civil rights organization. “It’s both unconscionable and illegal for Lexington residents to be terrorized and live in fear of the police department whose job is to protect them,” …

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