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Author Archives: Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting

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

Avatar by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting October 7, 2020October 14, 2020

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson says masks can’t be mandated at the polls this November because it’s a federal election.

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

Avatar by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting June 29, 2020July 2, 2020

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

Avatar by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting April 6, 2020April 8, 2020

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

Avatar by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting February 18, 2020February 20, 2020

Parchman at the center of state prison system plagued by neglect and lack of funding

Avatar by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting January 8, 2020January 12, 2020

Locked Down: Inside the prison where inmates set each other on fire and gangs have more power than guards

Avatar by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting August 19, 2019January 11, 2021

Ole Miss says it mishandled investigation into students who posed with guns in front of Emmett Till sign

Avatar by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting August 1, 2019August 2, 2019

Ole Miss students pose with guns in front of Emmett Till sign, could face civil rights investigation

Avatar by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting July 26, 2019July 30, 2019

Trump hailed Mississippi’s prison reforms as a national model — but the numbers reflect a grim reality

Avatar by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting May 9, 2019March 3, 2020

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