Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday.

U.S. District Judge Tom Lee will sentence two defendants each day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after twice delaying the proceedings. Each faces the potential of decades behind bars.

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    9 months ago

    Would you be willing to shatter a jaw breaking teeth or just okay when others do it?

    In this case, I’d personally be happy if both were true.