"Former Mississippi 'Goon Squad' Officers Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Torturing Black Men"

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers, known as the "Goon Squad," were sentenced to decades in prison in state court for torturing and abusing two Black men. The officers received state sentences that were ordered to run concurrently with their federal sentences, which they had already received in March. The attack involved beatings, stun gun use, and a mock execution, drawing outrage from top law enforcement officials and local residents who saw echoes of Mississippi's history of racist atrocities. The former officers pleaded guilty to state charges of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to hinder prosecution, and have been fired from their positions.