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Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey, who oversaw 'goon squad' that tortured Black men in Mississippi, is running for reelection unopposed
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey is running for reelection unopposed even after a "goon squad" of…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Rankin County sheriff's deputies allegedly shot and waterboarded a Black man. Now the FBI is investigating the department.
The Rankin County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi is under investigation by the Department of Justi…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz,Ashle…
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A Mississippi man died strapped in a restraint chair after deputies arrested him while he was hallucinating. Almost a year later, his family are still waiting for answers.
Cory Jackson's family told Insider that they were trying to take him to the hospital but deputies a…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Hannah Beckl…
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A family is still waiting for answers 7 months after Mississippi police burst into their home and shot a 28-year-old man dead
Trevor McKinley's family said he struggled with drug abuse but had never resisted officers before a…
Ashley Collman,Hannah Beckler
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A year after death of a Mississippi man in police custody, Insider ramps up its probe into 1 county's practices
Insider requested records related to five deaths in one year connected to a single Mississippi sher…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Hannah Beckl…
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MAP: Here Are The Counties In America With Above-Median Income
Earlier this month we looked at the only counties in the U.S. that had a median household income hi…
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Prosecutors used an AI tool to send a man to prison for life. Now the person who created it is under investigation.
Adam Mosher claimed his AI tool Cybercheck helped cops and prosecutors with thousands of cases. Now…
Darius Rafieyan
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Mississippi sheriff overseeing violent department faces yet another lawsuit after yet another man dies in custody
The Rankin County Sheriff's Department, already under scrutiny for a string of violent incidents, n…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Federal authorities are investigating if the Mississippi sheriff who oversaw the 'Goon Squad' helped a fellow cop get out of a DUI
Rankin County, Mississippi, Sheriff Bryan Bailey has been under scrutiny since five of his deputies…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Mississippi sheriff whose deputies tortured Black people and called themselves the 'Goon Squad' wins reelection
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey won reelection after running unopposed. The NAACP had called for…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Second-in-command at a Mississippi sheriff's department that oversaw a 'goon squad' that tortured Black men has resigned
Rankin County Undersheriff Paul Holley resigned amid misconduct allegations against Sheriff Bryan B…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Mississippi sheriff who oversaw 'goon squad' was once investigated for subpoenaing his own girlfriend's phone records
The Rankin County Sheriff who oversaw the so-called "goon squad" was also investigated for subpoena…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A group of Mississippi cops terrorized residents for more than two decades almost entirely unchecked
A Mississippi sheriff's department oversaw a campaign of abuse in its district since 2021, Business…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Mississippi sheriff who oversaw 'goon squad' that tortured Black men fights for immunity in yet another case of excessive force
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey has overseen a department at the center of several killings and …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The family of a Mississippi high school football player who died after being forced to practice in 103-degree heat is now suing the school district
A Mississippi family is suing their son's school district after he died when football coaches made …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A group of Mississippi cops who pleaded guilty to torturing Black men called themselves the 'Goon Squad' because they were willing to secretly use excessive force
A white Mississippi police officer enlisted the help of the "Goon Squad" to attack two Black men af…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Mississippi cops convicted of torturing Black men also took part in the police shooting of another Black man, lawsuit says
Two convicted "Goon Squad" officers were also named in a lawsuit over the police shooting of Pierre…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A Mississippi grand jury declined to press charges against sheriff's deputies who burst into a 28-year-old man's home and shot him to death. His mother says she's disappointed, but not surprised.
Trevor McKinley's mother said she was "very disappointed," but "not surprised" because "no one's ev…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Hannah Beckl…
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Judge chides Mississippi police department for illegally withholding police documents from Insider
Insider sued Rankin County Sheriff's Department last year after it failed to turn over reports on t…
Ashley Collman
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A Mississippi man died after being Tased and punched while in police custody but a grand jury declined to indict the officers involved. His mother says 'the evidence is in his face.'
"They said they didn't have enough evidence — the evidence is in his face," the mother of Dam…