DOJ to Step in Amid Controversy Around Next of Kin Notifications in Mississippi

Published on April 6, 2024

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will be stepping in to make changes in how law enforcement reports next-of-kin deaths after the bodies of several men were found buried in a pauper’s field in Mississippi. According to the DOJ, because reports indicated that race played a role in the discarded burials, the department will assist the Jackson Police Department (JPD) and the Hinds County Coroner’s Office under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits racial discrimination in programs receiving federal assistance. “Families want and deserve transparency and the opportunity to make decisions about their loved ones’ burials,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in a press release. “Through technical assistance, we aim to ensure that officials are able to deliver death notifications and make decisions regarding burials in a timely and trauma-informed way that complies with federal civil rights law.”...

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