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State Auditor to Investigate Sheriff Who Used Inmate Labor on Family Farm
In Mississippi, a sheriff accused of staffing his family’s commercial chicken farm with inmates defended the practice, saying ...
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‘You’re His Property’: How One Sheriff Used Inmate Labor on His Family Farm
McLain Farms in Puckett, Miss., is owned by Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey’s family.Credit...Rory Doyle for The New York Times Supported by By Steph QuinnMukta Joshi and Jerry Mitchell ...
Atlanta Black Star on MSN9d
‘I Hid Everything’: Mississippi Sheriff Behind ‘Goon Squad’ That Tortured Black Men Exposed for Allegedly Using Inmates for Labor on His Family Farm
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White confirmed Friday that he has opened an investigation into allegations that Rankin County ...
Bossip10d
Sheriff Used Inmate Labor on Family Farm in Mississippi
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey is facing scrutiny after a joint investigation found that inmates from the county jail labored his farm.
Darkhorse Press16d
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey responds to accusatory article published Thursday
In the wake of an article released by The New York Times and Mississippi Today alleging that Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey illegally used trusty inmates to do personal jobs and misappropriated ...
The Marshall Project8d
Investigating No-Knock Search Warrants in Mississippi
The courts where our investigation found questionable no-knock search warrants included Monroe County, where sheriff’s ...
MS NEWS NOW15d
‘You’re His Property’: Embattled Mississippi sheriff used inmates and county resources for personal gain, former inmates and deputy say
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey won re-election in fall 2023, running unopposed despite scrutiny on his office as the Justice Department investigated his deputies. Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press ...