Michael Mcewen

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online

U.S. District Court Judge Tom Lee showed little mercy to the former officers during federal sentencing, handing out a combined total of 132 years in federal prison. But the victims and some residents question just how little Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey knew about the ‘Goon Squad’.

Activists in Rankin County are gathering signatures to petition Governor Tate Reeves to remove Sheriff Brian Bailey from office. Five former officers from Bailey’s office pled guilty to the 2023 torture and assault of two Black men, as well as its subsequent cover up, and were sentenced in federal court last month and on state charges last week.

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online