Black residents of Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish have long accused the Sheriff’s Office of targeting them.

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Three Children Attacked a Black Woman. A Sheriff’s Deputy Arrived — and Beat Her More. <[link removed]> Black residents of Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish have long accused the Sheriff’s Office of targeting them. A new video, which shows a deputy slamming a Black woman’s head into the ground, raises more questions. by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO

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“They Saw Me and Thought the Worst” <[link removed]> For years, Black residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, have voiced complaints about abuses and a lack of accountability within its Sheriff’s Office. Unlike in neighboring New Orleans, no one has stepped in to help. by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica <[link removed]>

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