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Over the years, the RCDAO has prosecuted and convicted many people based on evidence supplied by the Goon Squad鈥攅vidence that we now know may have been obtained through torture and other unlawful methods. One of those people was Ronald Shinstock, who is now serving a 40-year prison sentence after he was convicted based on the testimony of Brett McAlpin, the Goon Squad鈥檚 leader. Leading up to Mr. Shinstock鈥檚 arrest, Goon Squad deputies entered his home without a warrant, beat him, threatened him with sexual abuse, and told him he would be raped in prison. They also beat his friend so severely he was bleeding from his ears.

A Goon Squad member has reportedly stated that the RCDAO was aware of at least some of the squad鈥檚 misconduct before it was publicly exposed. Following that public exposure, the RCDAO announced an 鈥渆xtensive review鈥� of cases potentially affected by that misconduct. Since then, however, the RCDAO has provided the public with no information about what it has done鈥攐r not done鈥攊n those cases. Mississippians still do not know which cases the RCDAO reviewed, how it decided whether to dismiss those cases, how many cases it dismissed, and how many cases it chose to keep on the books. Accordingly, in June 2025, ACLU-MS and CCR sent a public records request to the RCDAO seeking records about its response to the Goon Squad鈥檚 misconduct. The RCDAO effectively denied the request in its entirety, asserting that some records do not exist and that other records are exempt from disclosure as attorney work product and law enforcement 鈥渋nvestigative reports.鈥�

In response, the ACLU鈥檚 State Supreme Court Initiative, along with ACLU-MS and CCR, have brought suit against the RCDAO, arguing that its refusal to produce records violates the Mississippi Public Records Act. Our lawsuit addresses each of the RCDAO鈥檚 arguments for withholding records. First, as to its claim that certain records do not exist鈥攊ncluding any records documenting its review of Goon Squad cases鈥攚e argue that the RCDAO has not produced the evidentiary support required by Mississippi law. Indeed, that claim is implausible given the RCDAO鈥檚 public statement that it has extensively reviewed affected cases. Second, we explain that the RCDAO cannot assert the work-product and 鈥渋nvestigative report鈥� exemptions without providing details about the purportedly exempt records and turning them over to the Court to review. We further argue that our records request does not implicate these exemptions. For example, the names and docket numbers of Goon Squad cases that the RCDAO reviewed and the RCDAO鈥檚 policies and procedures are neither attorney work product nor investigative reports.

Our lawsuit asks the Court to compel the RCDAO to produce the records to which the public is entitled. Transparency in the disclosure and review of cases tainted by the Goon Squad鈥檚 misconduct is essential to seeking accountability in Rankin County鈥檚 criminal legal system.