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Fri Mar 16, 2018, 05:28 AM Mar 2018

ACLU of Mississippi says they have new evidence showing racism in Madison County Sheriff's Departmen

MADISON COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) - The ACLU of Mississippi says they have new evidence that shows the Madison County Sheriff's Office has been racially profiling.

Their class action lawsuit claims the Department's policing program targets African-Americans for suspicion-less searches and seizures on the basis of their race. They say they're seeking to improve training, supervision, monitoring, and discipline of MCSD personnel.

There were originally ten named plaintiffs, but that has gone down to eight men and women between the ages of 28 and 63. The ACLU says dozens of others have reported incidents in unnamed complaints.

The ACLU says black residents make up 38% of Madison County's population, but account for 77% of all arrests by the Sheriff's Department.

Read more: http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/37726605/aclu-of-mississippi-says-they-have-new-evidence-showing-racism-in-madison-county-sheriffs-department

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