Police in Lexington, Mississippi, discriminate against Black …
WEB1 day ago — Lexington residents owe police $1.7 million in fines, and the city court has issued bench warrants seeking the arrest of more than 650 people — roughly half of the city’s population ...
Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and ... - Associated Press News
WEB1 day ago — FILE - Jill Collen Jefferson, president of JULIAN, a civil rights and international human rights law firm, left, and Bonita Streeter, a bail bondsman and community activist, center, confer with Mitzi Dease Paige, an Assistant U.S. Attorney with the Southern District of Mississippi, right, during the Lexington, Miss., …
Justice Department says Mississippi town violates residents’ rights
WEB1 day ago — Justice Department says Mississippi town violates residents’ rights. A Lexington, Miss., police cruiser patrols near the town square, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. A civil rights and international human rights organization filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday, against local officials in Lexington, where they say police have "terrorized" residents ...
DOJ report says Lexington MS violated civil rights of Black citizens
WEB1 day ago — DOJ investigation: Lexington, MS police, city violated civil rights of residents. For the second time in a week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a Mississippi law enforcement agency was ...
Justice Dept. finds Lexington, Miss., police targeted Black people
WEB1 day ago — September 26, 2024 at 12:17 p.m. EDT. A tiny police department in Lexington, Miss., whose chief was fired two years ago for using a racial epithet, has engaged in the systemic use of excessive ...
Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the City of ...
WEB1 day ago — Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the City of Lexington, Mississippi (City), and Lexington Police Department (LPD) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of their rights under the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Lexington is a town of approximately 1,200 people, located about an hour outside of
Office of Public Affairs | Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke ...
WEB1 day ago — Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Announcing the Justice Department Findings of Civil Rights Violations by the Lexington, Mississippi Police Department and City of Lexington Thursday, September 26, 2024
DOJ Mississippi police excessive force investigation: What We …
WEBThe department's Civil Rights Division said that it found that Black people in Lexington, Mississippi, were disproportionately targeted by an aggressive police enforcement strategy and that ...
U.S. Justice Department finds civil rights violations by city of ...
WEB1 day ago — That is more than 10 times the per capita arrest rate for Mississippi. The Justice Department says Lexington Police used “tactics normally reserved for serious offenses” for low-level arrests. The Justice Department will hold a public community meeting at the St. Paul C.O.G.I.C. Fellowship Hall in Lexington Thursday evening.
Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by ... - ABC 6 News
WEB2 days ago — FILE - A Lexington, Miss., police cruiser is parked outside their facility near the town square, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rogelio V. Solis]
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