More than 50 people packed a library outside Jackson, Ms., sharing stories of harassment by deputies, potentially aiding a federal investigation into civil rights violations at the sheriff's department.
Pattern or practice investigations focus on whether civil rights violations are ingrained in an agency's culture, enabling prosecutors to seek reforms through consent decrees.
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