WAPT

Rankin County Sheriff’s Office undergoing training in response to 'Goon Squad' case

NEWS. >> WELL, THIS WEEK, THE RANKIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS UNDERGOING LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY TRAINING. LEADERS SAY THIS IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE BRUTAL BEATING AND TORTURE OF TWO ...
WAPT

Rankin County sheriff updates training, policies after ‘Goon Squad’ controversy

ITS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE TWO BLACK MEN WERE BRUTALLY TORTURED -- ONE OF THEM SHOT -- BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KNOWN AS THE RANKIN COUNTY GOON SQUAD. THE INCIDENT LEAD TO THE FIRING AND ARREST ...
Afro

Remaining Goon Squad Members Look Back on ’68 Riots

The Baltimore ’68 Riot ended 50 years ago April 14. April 19 also marks the anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray in 2015. The AFRO reached out to a previous generation of activists and organizers ...
Wall Street Journal

Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ Police-Abuse Scandal Reignites Racial Tensions

Six white former law-enforcement officers received heavy prison sentences in Mississippi federal court this week for two incidents of abuse against civilians, including the torture of two Black men—a ...