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Here’s where police are being investigated for excessive force, discrimination and other allegations
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Here’s where police are being investigated for excessive force, discrimination and other allegations

Associated Press  

A U.S. Justice Department investigation into the Memphis Police Department after the beating death of Tyre Nichols found a pattern of unlawful use of excessive force and discrimination against the Black residents of the majority-Black city in Tennessee. In June 2023, the DOJ issued a report saying the police department in Minneapolis engaged in a pattern of using excessive force …

Investigation Black City Report Department Phoenix Taylor
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 …

Justice Black Harris Report Department Jefferson Residents
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 …

Justice Rights Black South Department Jefferson Officers
America's best run city: Scenic Western metropolis praised for high quality of life and local lawmakers who don't waste money
6 months ago

America's best run city: Scenic Western metropolis praised for high quality of life and local lawmakers who don't waste money

Daily Mail  

A Western metropolis has taken the crown as America's best run city thanks to its high quality of life and frugal lawmakers. Nampa in Idaho has taken the crown for America's best run city thanks to its high quality of life and frugal lawmakers 'Many of the top cities also have a very low amount of outstanding government debt per …

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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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Police In A Small Mississippi Town Brutalized Its Black Population, Lawsuit Alleges
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Police In A Small Mississippi Town Brutalized Its Black Population, Lawsuit Alleges

Huff Post  

The police department in Lexington, Mississippi, is the target of multiple lawsuits by residents who say that they have been unjustly targeted and arrested by the law enforcement agency. Timothy Ivy for HuffPost A lawsuit filed this week by Julian, a civil rights organization based in Mississippi, alleges that the city of Lexington, a predominantly Black rural town, and its …

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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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Kentucky’s second-largest city bans ‘no-knock’ warrants
3 years, 5 months ago

Kentucky’s second-largest city bans ‘no-knock’ warrants

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s second-largest city has joined Breonna Taylor’s hometown in banning the use of “no-knock” warrants. The Lexington council voted 10-5 to ban no-knock warrants after more than three hours of debate Thursday night, news outlets reported. Clark Williams, one of several Black faith leaders who pushed for more than a year for Lexington to ban no-knock warrants, …

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