Address Trauma to Stop Youth Crime Cycles
Violence can sow seeds of fear in a community, but scientifically speaking, it literally leaves trauma in its wake. The psychological damage of witnessing violence can lead to more severe …
Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to Life in Prison
A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi has been sentenced to life in prison on charges including racketeering and murder following the 2010 beating death of a man over …
Mississippi Ex Prison Chief Faces Bond Revocation Hearing
A former Mississippi corrections commissioner who pleaded guilty in a corruption case faces a bond revocation hearing after being accused of stealing lights from a house he forfeited to the …
Miss. Fire Chief: Blaze at African-American Church Was Arson
Somebody set the fire that heavily damaged an African-American church that was also spray-painted with the phrase "Vote Trump," and an $11,000 reward is being offered for information leading to …
FBI Probing 'Vote Trump' Tag, Fire at Black Church
The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation of a fire that heavily damaged a black church in Mississippi where someone wrote "Vote Trump" in silver spray paint.
Justice
Raging Machine vs. Indigent Man
The Law is a mighty machine. Woe to the unfortunate man who, wholly or in part innocent, becomes entangled in its mighty wheels, unless his innocence is patent or his …
UPDATED: "Vote Trump" Painted on Wall of Fire-Damaged Black Church
Authorities say a fire has partially damaged a black church in Mississippi, and television images show "Vote Trump" spray-painted on an outside wall.
City & County
JPS Students Confront Police Brutality With Art
When Forest Hill High School teacher Paige Watson taught 9th-grade English last year, her students read law professor Michelle Alexander's book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age …
Epps Sentencing Delayed in Mississippi Prison Bribery Case
A federal judge has again delayed sentencing in a bribery case for the former head of the Mississippi prison system.
Justice
Court: Judge Weill Can Continue Hiring Private Attorneys for Public Defense
Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill can continue hiring private attorneys instead of public defenders in criminal cases before him, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled this week.
NAACP: Noose Put Around Neck of Black Student in Mississippi
White students at a south Mississippi high school put a noose around the neck of a black student and "yanked backward," the state NAACP said Monday.
Crime
Minor Sex Trafficking Sting Nets 28 Arrests, But No Children
In a national sting operation aimed at recovering children exploited into sex trafficking, the Jackson division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made 28 arrests—but found no children.
City & County
JPD Seeking Kidnapper; No Homicides; Low Crime for State Fair, JSU Game
The Jackson Police Department is on the lookout for a man accused of kidnapping and holding a 19-year-old woman hostage for two days.
Trial Delayed for Man Accused of Bribing Former Prison Chief
The trial of a physician accused of bribing Mississippi's former corrections commissioner has been delayed until February.
Domestic Violence
Healing and Finding Joy After Domestic Abuse
Many think overcoming abuse equals leaving the abuser. But leaving does not heal the anguish and pain automatically. Sure, removing yourself from an abusive situation is an important step; however, …
