Joshua Hartfield, the last person connected to the 'Goon Squad' and a former Richland police officer, was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 10 years in federal prison for involvement in the abuse and ...

JACKSON, Miss. -- Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers were sentenced to decades in prison during hearings in federal court in Jackson this week for their roles in the torture of two Black ...

The horrific nature of what happened in Rankin County in January 2023 is beyond dispute. On Tuesday, former sheriff’s deputy Hunter Elward, who pleaded guilty in August to multiple charges and ...

Angela English, of the NAACP, also told reporters at the news conference that Mississippi's history is part of the fabric of the case. For Eddie Parker and Michael Jenkins, this day has been a long ...

16 WAPT'S ROSS ADAMS WAS IN IN THE COURTROOM THIS MORNING...AND IS LIVE WITH US IN THE STUDIO TONIGHT. ONE OF THE MEN TOLD THE JUDGE THE DEPUTIES WHO TORTURED AND SHOT HIM "KILLED HIM BUT HE DIDN'T ...

Brandon, Mississippi (CNN) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who abused two Black men for hours were sentenced in state court Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison. Their sentences ...

(CNN) — I am the granddaughter of a Mississippi sheriff. I am also a historian who has spent the last five years researching the history of law enforcement in Mississippi. For these reasons, I was ...