DOJ will provide technical assistance to Jackson agencies in the uncovering of pauper’s field burials
JACKSON, Miss. –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and co-counsel Dennis Sweet has released a statement following the announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice that they will provide technical assistance to the Jackson Police Department and Hinds County Coroner’s Office with next-of-kin death notifications related to those buried in Jackson pauper’s field.
Attorney Crump represents the family of Dexter Wade – along with several other impacted families – who was buried in a Jackson pauper’s field, while his mother searched for her presumed-missing son for months. Wade’s family later learned that he was struck by a Jackson Police cruiser and died.
Attorneys Crump and Sweet have released the following statement:
“We thank the Department of Justice, under Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke’s leadership, for taking the steps to address the ongoing issues in Jackson related to the pauper’s field. Our team has been on the ground investigating the situation since Dexter Wade and other horrific cases came to light. We intend to provide any information that might be helpful to the DOJ through this process.
“The families impacted by local government officials’ shortcomings are grateful that the federal government heard their cries for change and will be intervening. It is our hope that this federal intervention will reestablish trust within the Jackson community and their local agencies.”
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