A Justice Department investigation has found that police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against people who criticize them

A police department in Lexington, Miss., has engaged in the use of excessive force, jailed suspects improperly, and targeted Black people, the Justice Department said.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it found a series of civil rights violations by a small-town Mississippi police department.

Police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report detailing a slew of civil rights abuses by law enforcement in one of the poorest counties in America.