The police in the small city of Lexington, Miss., routinely made unjustified arrests, used excessive force and trampled on civil rights, investigators said.

The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that the City of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department were found guilty of civil rights violations.

A Justice Department investigation has found that police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against people who criticize them