A Justice Department report on the police department in Lexington, Mississippi, has found a stunning pattern of racially disparate policing and harassment.

The police in the small city of Lexington, Miss., routinely made unjustified arrests, used excessive force and trampled on civil rights, investigators said.

A Justice Department investigation has found that police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against people who criticize them.