"I'm going to tell the world what you're doing here," she vowed to Henderson that day in June 2023.
Almost five months later, the head of the U.S. Justice Department's civil rights division stood in the banquet hall of a Lexington church to make an improbable announcement: The agency would aim its mighty investigative resources at Lexington's police force, which at the time had dwindled to about 10 officers and would soon shrink further.
Rural America is guaranteed the same rights as our largest cities, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke told those in attendance, some of whom were plaintiffs in the lawsuits Jefferson had filed alleging false arrests, excessive force and more...
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