May 9, 2017
A new study from the Sentencing Project found that of the 2,413 inmates serving life sentences in the state's custody, more than 72 percent of them are African American. Photo courtesy K. Zeakyy III
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Study: Mostly African American Inmates Serve Life Sentences in Mississippi
A new study from the Sentencing Project found that inmates serving life or virtual life (50-plus years) sentences in the United States are predominantly and disproportionately African Americans. Mississippi's prison …
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