Brian HoweyHigh-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top.
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The Deputies Who Tortured a Mississippi County
When Andrea Dettore-Murphy first moved to Rankin County, Mississippi, she didn’t believe the stories she heard about how brutal the sheriff’s department could be when […]
Where the Police Used a Taser on a Bible-Reading Great-Grandmother
Last summer, a Mississippi police officer approached Vivian Burks as she sat in her car at a local park reading the Bible. He was cordial […]
Torture Accusations Could Lead to Civil Rights Case in Mississippi
More than two months after deputies were sentenced for torturing two Black men in central Mississippi, federal prosecutors have widened their investigation and may sue […]
Stories of Alleged Brutality by a Mississippi Sheriff’s Department
Last month, The New York Times and the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting at Mississippi Today investigated a series of allegations that, for nearly two […]
How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies Got Away With Years of Brutality
This story was part of a series that was a finalist for both the 2024 Pulitzer Prize and the 2024 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. […]
New Evidence Raises Questions in Mississippi Police Killing
This story was part of a series that was a finalist for both the 2024 Pulitzer Prize and the 2024 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. […]
Dearth of Aurora cop recruits prompts city to advance, hire applicants who test poorly
In its attempts to hire more police officers, Aurora is settling for candidates who scored poorly on their entrance exams. The Sentinel’s analysis of the […]
No discipline for two Aurora cops after four lawsuits
Brandon Washington ran a red light in April 2017 and smashed into another car in an Aurora intersection. Aurora Police Department Sgt. Jeffery Longnecker, who […]
Vallejo police to weaken drone policy amid potential violations
For nearly four years, the Vallejo Police Department has patrolled the city with the help of drones, advanced surveillance tools that allow police to track […]