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Biden's DOJ Pursued Police Misconduct; Trump Could End Probes
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Biden's DOJ Pursued Police Misconduct; Trump Could End Probes

Huff Post  

Donald Trump arrives to speak Wednesday at a faith "town hall" with Georgia Lt. Gov. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, civil rights attorneys and the families of victims of police violence are sounding the alarm about what they see as a likely consequence of a second Donald Trump presidency: dissolving any …

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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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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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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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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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