A Mississippi civil rights attorney alleges she was wrongfully arrested over the weekend and believes it may have been in retaliation for her advocacy work in the city of Lexington highlighting claims ...

For the second time in a week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a Mississippi law enforcement agency was found to violate the civil rights of its residents following an investigation that ...

A Mississippi city under scrutiny for allegations of racism and retaliation from police is now at the center of a federal Department of Justice investigation. “Today the Justice Department is ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights probe into the practices of the city of Lexington, Mississippi, and its police force over concerns of potential breaches in constitutional ...

EXPLAINS WHAT LED THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION, AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. MEGAN, TROY THIS IS A CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATION. THE DOJ IS LOOKING INTO WHETER PEOPLE'S RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED IN ...

Francine Jefferson (left) and Cardell Wright (right) sit in the Lexington Public Library on Dec. 8, 2023. The two organizers and Holmes County residents are working to raise awareness around policing ...

A Mississippi police chief has been sacked after he was recorded spewing racist and homophobic epithets— and even bragged about repeatedly shooting and killing suspects. “I shot that n— 119 times, OK?