Louisiana's Most Violent Sheriff's Office
from Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson Hosted by Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
Sojourner Gibbs was slipping into diabetic shock, so someone called 911 to help her. When the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived, they accused her of drug use, swept her feet out from under her, slammed her to the dirt face-first, and zip-tied her hands together. Even as she screamed, “I’m diabetic! I need help!” The officer who knocked her down was later promoted to detective. This disturbing event and lack of consequences for the officers does not surprise the residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Richard Webster, a New Orleans-based investigative journalist, produced a story on the horrifying abuses of power, and the physical abuse of local residents, at the hands of Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies. He details the stories of Sojourner and several others, in hopes of bringing much-needed attention to the police violence in the district, similar to what is being implemented in New Orleans to improve conditions. And in a first sign of hope for change, the ACLU has called for a federal investigation. READ the full story here: https://www.propublica.org/article/across-the-parish-line READ the ACLU calling for investigation: https://www.propublica.org/article/aclu-calls-on-federal-prosecutors-to-investigate-the-jefferson-parish-sheriffs-office Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com
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