Torture Sentence: Mississippi Deputies’ Shocking Racist Attack on Black Men Lands Them Decades Behind Bars
JACKSON, Miss. — In a federal court, two former Mississippi sheriff’s deputies known as the “Goon Squad” were sentenced for their involvement in the torture and abuse of two Black men. Brett Morris McAlpin, 53, received a sentence of over 27 years, while Joshua Hartfield, 32, was ordered to serve about 10 years. These individuals were part of a group of six former deputies who admitted to subjecting Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker …