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12 Detainees, 7 Staffers Test Positive for COVID-19 at Hinds Detention Facilities

Twelve inmates and seven employees across Hinds County detention facilities have tested positive for COVID-19, Sheriff Lee Vance told the press last night.

"I'm a white senior woman living in the Deep South. I’m also a Democrat. My …

• June 17, 2020

Jessie Guess

• June 17, 2020

OPINION: I’m Out of the Political Closet After 30 Years of Hiding My Beliefs

"I'm a white senior woman living in the Deep South. I’m also a Democrat. My closest family members and a few friends are aware of this, and a few of …

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• June 17, 2020

Lois Winn

Lois Winn is a California girl who discovered the direction she wanted to take her life in the Jackson metro.

A Mississippi road project that's been considered for more than two decades is one step …

• June 17, 2020

Mississippi Awarded Over $71M Grant for Greenville Bypass

A Mississippi road project that's been considered for more than two decades is one step closer to completion in the state's Delta region.

After rejecting a proposal to move a Confederate monument, a white elected official in Mississippi …

• June 17, 2020

Mississippi Official: Black People 'Dependent' Since Slavery

After rejecting a proposal to move a Confederate monument, a white elected official in Mississippi said this week that African Americans “became dependent” during slavery.

Burl Cain, ex-warden of Angola prison in Louisiana, was speedily and unanimously recommended for confirmation …

• June 16, 2020

UPDATE: Senate Confirms Burl Cain To Lead State Prisons

A lightning-quick committee hearing placed ex-Angola warden Burl Cain on track to command the Mississippi Department of Corrections on June 16. The next day, the full Senate confirmed him for …

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• June 16, 2020

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• June 16, 2020

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• June 16, 2020

House Speaker Philip Gunn’s House Bill 1559, which sets up funding for shelters providing assistance …

• June 16, 2020

Criminal Justice Reform Alive at Capitol, But Gang Bill, Teacher Pay Raises Dead for Now

Mississippi legislators’ ambitious plans for funding initiatives like state employee and teacher pay raises have taken a backseat to dealing with the coronavirus crisis, which is obliterating both state revenues …

COVID-19 cases have not dropped over the summer as Mississippi’s health services brace for a …

• June 16, 2020

COVID-19 Cases Top 20,000 in Mississippi, Mental Health Services Available

Mississippi has now officially seen more than 20,000 cases of COVID-19 with 353 new COVID-19 cases as of yesterday, along with 20 deaths.

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• June 16, 2020