Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting, Author at Mississippi Today

The Backchannel

New welfare scandal revelations evoke stories of past misspending

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

Former DHS director: “My rule is to do the right thing. If you have to stop and think about it, it’s probably not the right thing.”

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mississippi 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

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

Mississippi 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

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

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting January 8, 2020May 10, 2021

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

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting August 19, 2019May 10, 2021

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

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting August 1, 2019May 10, 2021

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

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting July 26, 2019May 10, 2021