Coverage dated September 18, 2024

Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men

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Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a case that drew condemnation from top U.S. law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.

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    Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a case that drew condemnation from top U.S. law enforcement officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.

  2. The Republic

    Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men (opens The Republic)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff’s department whose officers tortured two Black men in a racist attack that included beatings, repeated use of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one of the victims was shot in th…

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