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Mississippi Senate paid Black attorney less than white ones, U.S. Justice Department says
She wasn’t given a raise, even after bringing the pay gap to light.
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Merrick Garland says officers’ torture of 2 Black men was betrayal of community they swore to protect
‘We are committed to working with local officials, deputies and the community to conduct a comprehensive investigation.’
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Attorneys say other victims could sue a Mississippi sheriff’s department over brutality
‘We stand by our convictions that the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department over the last decade or more has been one of the worst-run sheriff’s departments in the country.’
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Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff’s office after torture of 2 Black men
The Justice Department has received information about other troubling incidents.
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Justice Department to investigate Kentucky’s juvenile jails after use of force, isolation complaints
Federal investigators also will examine whether Kentucky provides adequate mental health services and required special education and related services to youth with disabilities.
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Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says
Prosecutors said the conduct of police in Lexington violates the constitution’s prohibition on wealth-based detention.
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Justice Department finds problems with violence, gangs and poor conditions in 3 Mississippi prisons
One male inmate reported he was sexually assaulted in a shower at South Mississippi Correctional Institution.
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Battle over creating new court centers on equality in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city
‘Just like many past efforts to undermine Black political power, (the law) singles out the majority-Black City of Jackson for loss of local control of its judicial system and ability to self-govern and enforce its own municipal laws.’
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Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia, Texas
Some of the impacted provisions were later adopted by Florida lawmakers.
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Former Mississippi officers expected to plead guilty to state charges for racist assault
Each of the men reached individual plea agreements that include prison sentences ranging from five to 30 years, court records show.