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Michelle Liu, a Texas native, is a 2018 corps member for Report for America, a national service program that places talented journalists in local newsrooms. She has covered criminal justice issues across the state since joining our team June 2018. Her work has appeared in the New Haven Independent.
Corrections officials in some states have launched investigations into prison employees’ posting memes that make light of subjects such as shooting inmates with Tasers, placing them in solitary confinement or confiscating their personal belongings
In 2014, Byrom almost became the first woman to be executed by Mississippi since World War II until the Mississippi Supreme Court granted her a reprieve
Under a settlement reached to avoid a lawsuit, Meridian will also stop using money bail in most misdemeanor cases
While some note that the current legislation is strong, they also say that it doesn’t address state’s high incarceration rate.
In Mississippi, the attorney general, a statewide official, and the district attorneys, who are elected by district, have separate responsibilities.
The current Hinds district attorney, Robert Shuler Smith, is seeking the Democrats’ nomination for governor
Case ignited debate over differing state laws on marijuana. Patrick Beadle was facing at least eight years behind bars.
Attorney says Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice are investigating Hill’s death.
Federal judge grants class action status to a suit challenging the constitutionality of state’s felony disenfranchisement laws.
Mississippi one of three states to deny access to benefits. Critics say law hurts children and others in household.
The House adopted the bill, sponsored by Speaker Philip Gunn, Wednesday morning. It nows heads to the Senate for consideration.
Several bills aim to reform the state’s process for restoring voting rights to certain felons
The law will help hold drug dealers accountable, supporters of the bill argue, but others say it would deter people from calling for help in the case of an overdose.
This is the third set of reforms introduced in recent years, and is expected to draw bipartisan support
Attorney general’s office settles 11 lawsuits against Department of Corrections contractors caught up in the bribery case.