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District 4 Supervisor Steve Gaines at the Board of Supervisors meeting Thursday, May 15, 2025. Credit: Mukta Joshi/Mississippi Today

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Rankin County citizens grapple with lengthy procedure to remove county supervisor
By MUKTA JOSHI AND STEPH QUINN - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,05/23/25-2:32PM , 294 Reads 7,703 Statewide
A group of Rankin County citizens said they will start a petition to remove Supervisor Steve Gaines from office, following Gaines’ recent comments referring to two Black men tortured by white deputies as “dopers” and rapists.

But they said they will face an uphill battle in order for the governor to consider their petition.
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Public Goon Squad ‘listening session’ by Rankin County NAACP and Justice Department turns private after attorneys for sheriff’s department and county arrive
By MUKTA JOSHI AND STEPH QUINN - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,10/29/24-12:25PM , 87 Reads 4,066 Statewide
A “listening session” organized by the Rankin County chapter of the NAACP along with the Department of Justice changed course after attorneys who represent the sheriff’s department and the county sat in, and were asked to leave to prevent victims from feeling intimidated.
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Michael Jenkins (left) with attorney Malik Shabazz, Eddie Parker, attorney Trent Walker and a host of family and other supporters, speak with the media after the "Goon Squad" was sentenced in Rankin County Court, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Brandon, Miss. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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‘Goon Squad’ victims’ attorneys demand censure and removal of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey
By MUKTA JOSHI AND STEPH QUINN - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,09/24/24-1:15PM , 123 Reads 5,166 Statewide
Attorneys for three men tortured by “Goon Squad” officers called for the censure and removal of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey during a press conference Monday welcoming the Justice Department’s investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department.
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