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JACKSON, Miss. — After men near Mississippi s capital were buried in a pauper s cemetery without their relatives knowledge, the U.S. Justice Department will help the city s police revamp policies for
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The U.S. Justice Department will help police in Mississippi's capital city to revamp policies for performing next-of-kin death notifications. The announcement Thursday came months after men in and around Jackson were buried in a pauper’s cemetery without their relatives’ knowledge. NBCNews.com reports that seven families learned of a loved one’s death from news reports instead of from officials in Hinds County, Mississippi. At least three of those men were Black. In Jackson, 80% of the population is Black. Federal officials are stepping in to ensure that the notification procedures of the Jackson Police Department and Hinds County Coroner’s Office comply with civil rights laws.