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Activists rallied outside the Rankin County Courthouse in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, behind a …

• July 30, 2019

At a mass incarceration rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, family, friends and community …

• July 30, 2019

At a mass incarceration rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, activists called for changes …

• July 30, 2019

Velesha P. Williams, a Democrat running for governor of Mississippi, spoke out against mass incarceration …

• July 30, 2019

Jennifer Riley Collins, a Democrat running for governor of Mississippi, spoke out against mass incarceration …

• July 30, 2019

At a mass incarceration rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, family, friends and community …

• July 30, 2019

Lisa Moore joined a protest against mass incarceration in Brandon, Miss., on behalf of her …

• July 30, 2019

At a mass incarceration rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, family, friends and community …

• July 30, 2019

Mass Incarceration Rally

Citizens rallied against mass incarceration in Brandon, Miss., on July 29. Family and friends of …

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Mississippi's incarceration rates stand out internationally. Photo courtesy PrisonPolicy.org

• July 30, 2019

Velesha P. Williams, a Democrat running for governor of Mississippi, spoke out against mass incarceration …

• July 30, 2019

Community members marched to end practices that they say incarcerate far too many people for …

• July 30, 2019

Prison System 'Like Chattel Slavery': Activists Rally for Mississippi Reform

Behind the granite back of a high-perched Confederate soldier and a Mississippi state flag, a multi-racial crowd sang freedom songs as mothers held signs, pleading for help for their incarcerated …

Law enforcement personnel and employees gather in a nearby parking lot after a shooting at …

• July 30, 2019

Two Dead, Two Wounded in Shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

A gunman described as a disgruntled Walmart employee fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday at a Walmart store in northern …

Donna Barnes (center) at her swearing in ceremony. With Judge Barnes at left are her …

• July 30, 2019

Donna Barnes

The Mississippi Bar's Women in the Profession Committee honored Donna Barnes, the first female chief judge of the state Court of Appeals, as a "trailblazer among women lawyers" by presenting …

Sheriff Lance Humphreys (pictured) says Moore's account is "not even close to what happened." Humphreys …

• July 29, 2019

Attorney, Sheriff Dispute How Black Man Was Bloodied at Roadblock

An attorney says his African American client was beaten by white law enforcement officers this month at a Mississippi roadblock, but a sheriff says officers told him the man appeared …

Tony Schnadelbach, a curator of interpretation at the Two Museums, said legal microdistilleries are currently …

• July 29, 2019