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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 …

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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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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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States struggle with pushback after wave of policing reforms
2 years, 1 month ago

States struggle with pushback after wave of policing reforms

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The national reckoning on race and policing that followed the death of George Floyd -- with a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck -- spurred a torrent of state laws aimed at fixing the police. “There’s just that atmosphere of emboldened criminals and brazen criminality, and people telling law enforcement, ‘I know that you can’t do …

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