The US Justice Department and a central Illinois sheriff’s office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into violations of federal anti-discrimination law in the shooting death last summer of an unarmed Black woman in her home after she called 911 for assistance.

The U.S. Justice Department has reached an agreement with a central Illinois sheriff's office that resolves an inquiry into last summer's shooting death of Sonya Massey

The U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement with the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, saying the department "has not made a finding that SCSO, SCCDS and the County have provided services in a discriminatory manner.

A sheriff’s office in New York defended two deputies who detained and handcuffed an 11-year-old girl this week, saying she matched the description of a suspect.

The 11-year-old girl was handcuffed in Syracuse after sheriff's deputies said she was wearing the same clothes as a suspect they were searching for.