ACLU Weighs In On Ball Case

 JACKSON (WCBI) – The American Civil Liberties Union is weighing in on word of the indictment of Former Columbus Police Officer Canyon Boykin.   In a statement Jennifer Riley-Collins, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi says the investigation falls in line with the approach of independent parties looking into officer involved cases

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“District Attorney Scott Colom got it right by asking for outside review. By doing so, he sent a message that falls in line with what the ACLU of Mississippi has been calling leadership to embrace. It is the same message that the public has been asking for across this nation.   Transparency and accountability are the standard which should always be applied. The state of Mississippi should ensure that independent investigations and special prosecutors are used every time there is a police-involved death of a citizen.”

Colom has stated that in any case where an officer is involved in his district, he will bring in outside investigators and prosecutors to handle the case.