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Well, the goon squad is good and gone behind bars for at least 10 years for some of them, although not long enough for some Black residents. Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker, the two men who were tortured, are suing Rankin County and Sheriff Bryan Bailey for $400 million. They are also demanding that the sheriff resign.
“Sheriff BRYAN BAILEY directly participates in acts of excessive force with the deputies he supervises,” the lawsuit states, adding that he “has been denied qualified immunity by this court” previously.
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