‘Aware of our history’: Tiny Mississippi town faces its abusive police
Residents of Lexington, Miss., were afraid at first to talk to Justice Dept. investigators about abusive policing. On ...
Justice Department Details Wide Pattern of Abuses by Mississippi Police Force
The police in the small city of Lexington, Miss., routinely made unjustified arrests, used excessive force and trampled on ...
Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds
Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force, Justice Department probe finds.
Justice Department probe finds Mississippi police force violated residents’ civil rights
An investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) found that a police department in the majority-Black city of Lexington, ...
Justice Department finds Lexington, Miss., police ran illegal ‘debtor’s prison’
A police department in Lexington, Miss., has engaged in the use of excessive force, jailed suspects improperly and targeted ...
US Justice Dept finds abuses by Mississippi police department
The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it found a series of civil rights violations by a small-town Mississippi police ...
Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city
A Justice Department investigation has found that police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black ...
Phoenix city manager to begin negotiations with US Justice Department on police reform
Jeff Barton will be joined by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays, Police Chief Michael Sullivan and City Attorney Julie Kriegh.
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New Orleans, DOJ seek to enter final phase of police department consent decree
In joint legal filing with the city, federal lawyers say the NOPD is ready to enter a 2-year "sustainment plan." ...
New Orleans, US Justice Department move to end police department’s consent decree
New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday in federal court to take steps to end long-standing ...
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City, DOJ agree to seek exit from New Orleans Police Department consent decree
In joint legal filing with the city, federal lawyers say the NOPD is ready to enter a 2-year "sustainment plan." ...
Small Mississippi town, police force deprive citizens of rights, Justice Department says
The City of Lexington, Miss. and its police department deprive people of their constitutional rights, discriminate against ...