A Justice Department report on the police department in Lexington, Mississippi, has found a stunning pattern of racially disparate policing and harassment. Emily Wagster Pettus, Graham Lee Brewer.

Residents of Lexington, Miss., were afraid at first to talk to Justice Dept. investigators about abusive policing. On Thursday night, they celebrated together.

LEXINGTON, Mississippi — Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire into a group of several hundred people ...

The Lexington, Mississippi report focuses on what Clarke called a "crude policing-for-profit scheme" in which the police department's budget depends on revenue it raises through enforcement.

A police department in Lexington, Miss., has engaged in the use of excessive force, jailed suspects improperly and targeted Black people, the Justice Department said.

A Lexington, Mississippi police cruiser parked near the town square on August 15, 2022. A DOJ investigation found that the LPD violated the constitutional rights of the town's citizens.

An investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) found that a police department in the majority-Black city of Lexington, Miss., discriminated against Black people and sexually harassed women, as… ...

Federal investigators say police in Lexington, Mississippi, used illegal searches, excessive force, and kept residents in jail when they couldn't pay off old fines. C.J. Ciaramella | 9.27.2024 1:17 PM ...

LEXINGTON, MS - JANUARY 11: Civil rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson poses for a portrait outside the Holmes county Sheriff Department on Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Lexington, Mississippi.

Police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against its critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report ...

LEXINGTON, Mississippi — Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire into a group of several hundred people ...

A mural promoting Holmes County, Mississippi, is shown in the side of a building in downtown Lexington, Miss., on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Credit: AP/Emily Wagster Pettus ...