Justice
Meet Johnnie McDaniels, the new judge who wants to rethink Hinds County’s juvenile justice system
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Supporters say his experience running the Hinds County youth detention center will be an asset on the bench
Justice
Why Mississippi’s Rep. Bennie Thompson could check Trump’s immigration agenda
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As chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee, the congressman would have oversight over key immigration enforcement agencies
Election
Civil rights group sues Mississippi over ‘burdensome’ absentee voting rules
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The suit names Gov. Phil Bryant, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and other election officials as defendants
Justice
Curtis Flowers case to get U.S. Supreme Court review
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Mississippi man on death row for the murders of four people at a Winona furniture store in 1996.
Election
Mississippi Senate candidates on criminal justice, sentencing reforms
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Mississippi Today asked leading candidates about criminal justice, federal mandatory minimum sentences and state prison conditions in Mississippi
Justice
Patrick Beadle, Oregon Rastafarian convicted of marijuana trafficking, sentenced 8 years in prison
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Sentencing, which Beadle plans to appeal, comes as a Republican-led effort to legalize medical cannabis gets underway
Justice
Mississippi’s lifetime felony voting ban gets a Capitol hearing
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Amid two lawsuits, legislative hearing wades into whether the state should discuss other options to restore voting rights to thousands of citizens
Justice
An Oregon musician faces 40 years for marijuana, but his mother’s words might sway the judge
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The case against Patrick Beadle highlights shifting marijuana laws across the nation, changes in Mississippi’s drug trafficking laws and a pending class-action lawsuit against the Madison County Sheriff’s Department
Economy, development puts Hattiesburg in league with other thriving mid-size cities of the South
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Downtown, Midtown lure residents back from the suburbs
Justice
SPLC to Gov. Bryant: Prison conditions ‘unacceptable and inhumane’
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Southern Poverty Law Center calls on state to reform the health care and reporting practices in the Mississippi prison system.
Justice
Mississippi prison deaths up 10 percent, records show
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Department of Corrections data provide fresh insight into a recent rash of deaths at state correctional facilities
Justice
Vermont sending over 200 inmates to private Tallahatchie prison
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The Mississippi facility also houses about 500 people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Justice
Cutting prison population in half could save Mississippi millions of dollars; report details how
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The report one of 50 “blueprints” the ACLU is helping to produce for every state through a two-year research project aimed at reducing prison populations and racial disparities
Over 200 inmates moved ahead of Gordon’s landfall
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The Mississippi Department of Corrections has evacuated more than 200 people under the agency’s supervision from the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Gordon approaches. Individuals from the Harrison County Community Work Center, the Pascagoula Restitution Center, and the Harrison County jail were moved to other MDOC facilities, according to a statement released by the department Tuesday afternoon. “All movement was made without incidents,” Commissioner Pelicia E. Hall said in the statement. “I thank all of our dedicated staff for a job well done. The department will continue to monitor the weather and assess any further need for movement or relocation of its population.” The department did not specify which facilities where people were moved, but a department spokeswoman said the prisoners would be out of harm’s way.
Justice
Reported prisoner deaths in August now up to 16
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Richard Beasley, 55, was pronounced dead at 5:55 a.m. on Aug. 31