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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 …

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

— 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

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 …

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 …

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,” …