Joshua Hartfield, the last person connected to the 'Goon Squad' and a former Richland police officer, was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 10 years in federal prison for involvement in the abuse and ...

The horrific nature of what happened in Rankin County in January 2023 is beyond dispute. On Tuesday, former sheriff’s deputy Hunter Elward, who pleaded guilty in August to multiple charges and ...

The ACLU of Mississippi and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed the lawsuit Thursday in Rankin County Chancery Court.

JACKSON, Miss. -- Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers were sentenced to decades in prison during hearings in federal court in Jackson this week for their roles in the torture of two Black ...

Lawsuit alleges office released only one email despite years of deputy misconduct ...

16 WAPT'S ROSS ADAMS WAS IN IN THE COURTROOM THIS MORNING...AND IS LIVE WITH US IN THE STUDIO TONIGHT. ONE OF THE MEN TOLD THE JUDGE THE DEPUTIES WHO TORTURED AND SHOT HIM "KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN'T ...

In Mississippi, six former sheriff’s deputies have been sentenced to between 10 and 40 years in prison for raiding a home and torturing, shooting and sexually abusing two Black men, Michael Jenkins ...

Brandon, Mississippi (CNN) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who abused two Black men for hours were sentenced in state court Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison. Their sentences ...

(CNN) — I am the granddaughter of a Mississippi sheriff. I am also a historian who has spent the last five years researching the history of law enforcement in Mississippi. For these reasons, I was ...