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Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting

Posted inOn This Day

On this day in 1980

Avatar photo by Jerry Mitchell and Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting May 29, 2023May 25, 2023

On this day in 1980, Vernon Jordan Vernon Jordan survived an assassination attempt in Fort Wayne, Indiana, by a racist serial killer.

Posted inJustice

Mississippi prisons may soon exceed capacity

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting December 6, 2022December 6, 2022
Posted inJustice

Black Americans are seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting October 11, 2022October 11, 2022
Posted inJustice

Mississippi now leads the world in mass incarceration

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting August 10, 2022August 10, 2022
Posted inThe Backchannel

New welfare scandal revelations evoke stories of past misspending

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting April 20, 2022April 20, 2022
Posted inJustice

“Y’all going to kill me?” Years apart, mother and son die in police restraints

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting November 30, 2021November 29, 2021
Posted inHealth

Life-saving hormone ‘belongs to the world,’ scientists said. Insulin pricing challenges that concept.

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting October 13, 2021October 20, 2021
Posted inJustice

Rep. Thompson says Mississippi jail death ‘equal to the George Floyd situation’

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting May 11, 2021May 11, 2021
Posted inJustice

Did the U.S. Supreme Court just flip-flop on juvenile lifers with Mississippi case?

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting April 23, 2021May 10, 2021
Posted inHealth

State Auditor, AG investigating Centene on allegations it pocketed millions in taxpayer dollars

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting April 14, 2021May 10, 2021
Posted inHealth

Mississippi missed out on $7 billion when it did not expand Medicaid. Will that figure jump to $20 billion?

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting February 3, 2021May 10, 2021
Posted inElection 2020

Mississippi will not mandate masks at the polls ahead of Nov. 3 election

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting October 7, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inMississippi State Flag

Confederate battle flag comes down: Myrlie Evers weeps. ‘Medgar’s wings must be clapping.’

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting June 29, 2020July 1, 2021
Posted inEducation

Lawsuit accusing Mississippi of providing unequal education can proceed, appeals court says

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting April 6, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inMississippi Prisons

Mississippi cut corrections by $215M. Horrid conditions, violent deaths have followed at Parchman

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting February 18, 2020May 10, 2021

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