Torture Accusations Could Lead to Civil Rights Case in MississippiTorture Accusations Could Lead to Civil Rights Case in Mississippi by Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield, Mississippi Today June 11, 2024 Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield are examining the power of sheriffs’ offices in Mississippi as part of The Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship.
” In a statement to The Times and Mississippi Today two weeks ago, the Rankin County sheriff’s department said it had conducted an internal review of its deputies. The review came after the news organizations reported that, for a generation, Rankin County deputies had terrorized local residents accused of drug possession. More than 20 people said deputies had beaten, strangled, waterboarded or burned them during home raids and traffic stops.