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US Justice Department finds rights violated at Atlanta jail

The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where a mentally ill man infested with lice died in 2022 from neglect, systematically violates the constitutional rights of the people it incarcerates, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Justice Department Says Jail Conditions in Georgia's Fulton County Violate Detainee Rights

U.S. Justice Department officials said jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using exc

Jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violated constitutional rights of inmates: DOJ report

Fulton County, Georgia, and its sheriff's office violated the constitutional rights of people housed at the county jail, according to a new report released by the Justice Departme

DOJ opens civil rights probe of Illinois sheriff's office

CBS Chicago on MSN · 8h

Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after killing of Sonya Massey

The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter Thursday to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office.

USA Today · 1d

DOJ opens civil rights probe of Illinois sheriff's office after death of Sonya Massey

The fatal shooting earlier this year of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, sparked national outcry over police violence.

DOJ opens civil rights investigation of Illinois sheriff’s office after shooting of Sonya Massey

The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office four months after a deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey while responding to her call about a possible prowler outside the 36-year-old Black woman’s home.

DOJ opens civil rights probe of Illinois sheriffs after fatal shooting of Sonya Massey

The letter also says that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division ... to her head. Human rights advocates ...

FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN2d

WATCH: Press conference happening for major civil rights announcement in Fulton County

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K.

The Associated Press on MSN12d

Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling places

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republican-led states say they will ... to ensure that federal voting rights are being followed.

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DOJ settles with Providence over civil rights violations at Newcomer Academy

The Providence public school district has agreed to settle a case with the US Department of Justice regarding the Newcomer ...

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