Six Former Mississippi Officers Sentenced for Torture and Racial Abuse

The sentencing follows their guilty pleas to federal and state charges for brutalizing two Black men, highlighting systemic issues within the Rankin County Sheriff's Department.

Six former law enforcement officers, part of the 'Goon Squad', received sentences ranging from 15 to 45 years for torturing two Black men in Mississippi.
The officers assaulted the victims with racial slurs, physical abuse, and attempted sexual assault during a 90-minute ordeal without a warrant.
Victims Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker described enduring severe physical and psychological trauma from the attack.
Calls for accountability extend beyond the sentenced officers, with demands for the resignation of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey, under whose watch the abuses occurred.
Despite previous investigations and guilty pleas, systemic issues and a lack of oversight are evident within the sheriff's department.