"Mississippi 'Goon Squad' Ex-Deputies Sentenced to 40 Years for Racially Charged Torture"

Former Mississippi "Goon Squad" deputies, part of a group known for using violent tactics, have been sentenced to significant prison time for racially motivated torture of two Black men during a no-warrant house raid. The white deputies beat, tortured, and sexually assaulted the men, and one of them shot a victim in the mouth during a mock execution gone wrong. The victims called for the stiffest of sentences, and the former officers apologized in court. The "Goon Squad" operated under a culture of police brutality, and civil rights groups have called for the resignation or removal of the county sheriff overseeing the department.