Mississippi
The Justice Department is also investigating the Lexington Police Department over concerns that it unfairly target Black residents.
Mississippi isn’t just racist, it’s where racists go to sharpen their racism. It’s where normal systems go to learn how to be systematically racist.
Sixteen-year-old Duvan Robert Tomas Perez was killed after being pulled into a machine while cleaning a Mar-Jac Poultry plant.
The manager of Jackson’s long-troubled water system called it a devastating setback for rebuilding public trust.
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The officer, Greg Capers, was not criminally charged and remains on the Indianola, Mississippi, police force.
The mother -- who says police locked her third grader in a jail cell -- believes the incident was motivated by racism.
The police department is accused of arresting people without justification, using illegal roadblocks to stop Black drivers, and more.
Reeves’ Democratic opponent, Brandon Presley, ran on expanding Medicaid and cleaning up corruption.
The Republican governor faced a barrage of attacks from Democratic challenger Brandon Presley at their only debate.
“For six months, she didn’t know where he was at,” attorney Ben Crump said of Bettersten Wade, Dexter Wade’s mother.