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2 Sheriff’s deputies in Mississippi were sentenced for torturing and killing two black men
Two former law enforcement officers were sentenced to three years each for their role in the torture of two African-American men last year in Mississippi, US. Eddie Parker and Kevin Elward were also sentenced for their roles in an assault on a white man that took place weeks before the torture. The two men had…
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The Senate of Mississippi passed a bill to expand police in the capitol
A US state has approved a bill that would allow the state-run Capitol Police to patrol Jackson, the capital of Mississippi. The bill was approved by a majority in the State House on Thursday. However, the bill was rejected by the Senate on Friday and is currently awaiting a final vote in the House of…