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Corpse photos and jokes about assault: Inside the Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ WhatsApp chat

The so-called ‘Goon Squad’ came to national attention in January 2023, after deputies in Rankin County Sheriff’s Office were accused of brutally torturing two Black men

The Independent UK

Six ex-Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ officers get 15 to 45 years for torture of Black men

The men pleaded guilty to state charges in brutal racist attack of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker in January 2023

The Guardian - US

2 more former Mississippi 'Goon Squad' deputies sentenced in torture of 2 Black men

Two more white ex-deputies were given significant yearslong prison sentences for their role in the 2023 racist torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker during a no-warrant house raid.

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Texas immigration law put on hold; Mississippi cops who tortured 2 men sentenced

A federal appeals court put a controversial Texas immigration law on hold hours after the Supreme Court allowed it to take effect. Six former Mississippi officers are sentenced for torturing two men.

WEKU

Former Mississippi Officers Sentenced For Torturing Black Men

Former white officers in Mississippi face sentencing for torturing Black men in a heinous home invasion incident.

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Gang of Mississippi police officers known as ‘The Goon Squad’ plead guilty to brutal torture of black men during raid on their home

The guilty pleas to the state charges come after the six former officers pleaded guilty to 16 federal charges

The Independent UK

Six white Mississippi police officers admit to torturing two Black men during raid

The officers admitted to raiding the home of the only two Black men in a two-mile radius

The Independent UK

'The Goon Squad': How rogue Mississippi officers tried to cover up their torture of 2 Black men

Six white former law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to a racist assault on Michael Corey Jenkins and his friend Eddie Terrell Parker, who are Black

The Independent UK

6 white ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to assault on 2 Black men

Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department said the Mississippi officers "caused harm to the entire community who feel that they can't trust the police officers who are supposed to serve them."

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