The U.S. Department of Justice announced a massive civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff's department. It's the latest fallout from the infamous "Goon Squad" case in which five former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies admitted to torturing and beating two Black men in January 2023.

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff's Department in Mississippi after several of its former officers known as the "Goon Squad" were prosecuted for torturing and sexually abusing two Black men.

The Justice Department will investigate whether the Rankin County Sheriff's Office engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force and racial discrimination.