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3rd of 6 former officers in Mississippi gets 17.5 years for racist torture of 2 Black men

Associated Press
Mississippi
March 20, 2024

‘You were not a passive observer. You actively participated in that brutal attack.’

Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men

Associated Press
Mississippi
March 19, 2024

Officers forced two Black men to strip naked and shower together to conceal the mess. They mocked the victims with racial slurs and shocked them with stun guns.