**Torture:** Former Mississippi Deputy Sentenced to 40 Years for Racist Attacks
JACKSON, Miss. | The fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy had faced sentencing Wednesday for his involvement in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers known as the “Goon Squad,” receiving a 40-year federal prison term. Christian Dedmon, age 29, expressed remorse without looking at the victims, apologizing and expressing self-forgiveness for the pain he caused. All six former officers involved in the case admitted guilt last year. They acknowledged …