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Part I

A “Goon Squad” of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies spent years brutalizing people until their reign of terror was exposed.

Part II

After a violent scandal involving his deputies, a popular sheriff survived calls to resign. But another scandal was already brewing in his county jail.

The Deputies Who Tortured a Mississippi County

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In a Mississippi Jail, Inmates Became Weapons

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2025 IRE Tom Renner Award

2026 Edward R. Murrow Award Winner

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