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Jailed for their own safety, 14 Mississippians died awaiting mental health treatment
Local officials often say they have no choice but to jail people awaiting treatment for mental illness and substance abuse even if they’re not charged with a crime. But some people have died in the system that’s supposed to protect them.
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Is abortion legal in Mississippi? Voters could decide
The Legislature could place on the ballot a proposal to reverse the state Supreme Court decision granting the right to an abortion.
Then the citizens could decide, just as they have in six other states.