Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office launched in internal review after officers were seen beating a Black man bloody.
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The trial of one current and one former cop charged in McClain's death started Wednesday.
A group of Memphis jail deputies were indicted on criminal charges in connection to the death of Gershun Freeman.
Prosecutors must decide from an investigation if an officer was justified in fatally shooting a Black man.
A band director was tased and arrested after refusing to stop his band from playing after a football game.
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