Attorneys for two men tortured by Rankin County law enforcement are calling for the sheriff's removal from office.
‘Goon Squad’ victims’ attorneys demand censure and removal of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey‘Goon Squad’ victims’ attorneys demand censure and removal of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey by Mukta Joshi and Steph Quinn, Mississippi Today September 23, 2024 Attorneys for three men tortured by “Goon Squad” officers called for the censure and removal of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey during a press conference Monday welcoming the Justice Department’s investigation into the Rankin County...
One of her recent investigations, a combination of ground reporting, photojournalism and legal analysis, was selected by the Global Investigative Journalism Network as one of the eight best investigations from India in 2023. Mukta is a 2019 graduate of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. She began her career as a corporate lawyer and most recently, led the legal research vertical at Land Conflict Watch, investigating and writing about land governance, environmental law and forest policy in India
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