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The Department of Justice found themselves another jail to probe following the gruesome death of a Black inmate. The victim’s family says his body was found riddled with rat bites in his solitary confinement cell.

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[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago

How in the hell are there no criminal charges in this case? He died of dehydration in a jail that also denied him access to medical care. The coroner ruled it a homicide. People need to be charged in this death.

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

They just started the investigation. Charges come later.

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I get that the DoJ just opened their probe, but the death happened in Feb 2022 and there's no indication the sheriff opened any kind of investigation into the homicide.

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Because the state and county don't give a shit about black people. If anything, they're on board with it. That's why the feds are stepping in with a civil rights case now.

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I know that's the actual reason, I just want it to be said. I doubt the feds are going to actually charge anyone. Their civil rights probes usually just tell local officials to do better. There's never accountability.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

come later

If.

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