Feds will seek to determine if the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department engaged in a pattern of violence, illegal searches and arrests or other discriminatory practices.

The investigation comes after Rankin County sheriff's deputies and a Richland police officer, called the "Goon Squad," were sentenced to federal prison.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a massive federal investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department.

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) in Mississippi, focusing on allegations of excessive force, unlawful arrests,

The U.S. Justice Department initiated a civil rights probe into Mississippi's Rankin County Sheriff's Department. The investigation follows the conviction of former officers, known as the 'Goon Squad,

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee for the Southern District of

The Rankin County Sheriff's Department is investigating a threat made electronically against Northwest Rankin Middle School.

Six former officers, who were members of a self-proclaimed "Goon Squad," were sentenced to decades in prison for torturing two Black men.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department following a racist attack on two Black men by white officers. The investigation will determine whether the department engages in patterns or practices that violate the Constitution and federal law by evaluating all types of force used by officers,