‘Operates Within a Culture of Corruption and Lawlessness’: Black Residents In Mississippi Town With Police Chief Caught In Racist Rant Slap Department with Civil Rights Lawsuit
Lexington, Mississippi, Black residents have come together to file a lawsuit against the town’s police department. Boasting a population of approximately 1,800 citizens, 86 percent of them African-American, the complaint alleges the community needs protection from local law enforcement. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, JULIAN, the civil rights and legal advocacy organization, filed the lawsuit on…