U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland meets Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Jackson, Miss., with Todd Gee, U.S .attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, and law enforcement representives. Credit: Jerry Mitchell/Mississippi Today
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland met Wednesday with law enforcement officials in Mississippi, days after the Justice Department announced it was widening its investigation into a local sheriff’s office where a group of deputies known as the “Goon Squad” has been accused of brutalizing residents for two decades.
