6名密西西比州官员因拷打两名黑人被定罪; 司法部宣布对当地治安部门进行公民权利调查。 6 Mississippi officers convicted for torturing two Black men; Justice Department announces civil rights investigation into local sheriff's department.
Merrick Garland总检察长强调,司法部承诺恢复公众信任,对6名前密西西比州执法人员施以酷刑折磨两名黑人的行为提出起诉。 Attorney General Merrick Garland highlighted the prosecution of six former Mississippi law enforcement officers for torturing two Black men as a commitment by the Justice Department to restore public trust. 这些军官被判处10至40年徒刑。 The officers received sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years. Garland还宣布对Rankin县警察局进行公民权利调查,以评估过度使用武力和种族歧视做法的可能模式。 Garland also announced a civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff's Department to assess potential patterns of excessive force and racially discriminatory practices.