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Rep. Thompson says Mississippi jail death 'equal to the George Floyd situation'

Mississippi Today

May 11, 2021

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson is asking the Justice Department to investigate the 2018 jail death of Robert Loggins in Grenada. "No question it's equal to the George Floyd situation,"…

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Rep. Thompson says Mississippi jail death 'equal to the George Floyd situation'

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