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State
Forrest County Jail 'Backsliding'
Forrest County is moving backward when it comes to making changes at its youth detention center.
Justice
Stokes: Hinds Jail a 'Public Safety Nightmare'
Markuieze Bennett, 21, should have been in court April 8, standing trial for strong armed robbery. The odds a jury would have found him innocent were good.
Candidate
McQuirter: Planting the Seeds
Darrel McQuirter, a Hinds County department head who took a leave of absence to run for the District 2 supervisor's seat, is putting his job on the line because he …
City & County
Legislative Update: Heart of the City
In addressing the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership's annual meeting last Wednesday, Bryant spoke frequently about the capital city.
City & County
Candidate Profile: Chokwe Antar Lumumba
A little over a year ago, when then-Councilman Chokwe Lumumba decided to run for mayor of Jackson, he and some of his close advisers floated the idea of Lumumba's son, …
Cover
Black is the New Black: How Blacks Changed the GOP Game
On the night of June 24, state Sen. Chris McDaniel took the podium from his fellow Mississippi state legislator Michael Watson after results came in for the Republican primary run-off …
Cover
Killing Quardious Thomas: A Castle Doctrine Case Study
The law providing immunity for Eric Williams is Mississippi's Castle Doctrine, which spells out a range of circumstances in which homicide may be justified.
Cover
The JFP Interview with Malcolm White: Director of Optimism
It took Malcolm White a few years to find the right place to anchor his St. Patrick's Day parade.
Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The State Institutions of Higher Learning Meeting is today at 1:30 p.m. at Universities Center in the IHL Board Room.
Politics
Cochran, McDaniel: Is One Better for Jackson?
That puts Jackson in a precarious position—do Democratic-leaning voters in Jackson support Cochran in his bid to retain his seat or focus on sending the Democratic nominee, former U.S. Rep. …
State
Miss. Part of Alarming West Nile Trend
Mississippi has one of the nation's highest rates of West Nile infections and rates of death from the mosquito-borne disease.
Civil Rights
More Hate Crime Charges Coming?
Early one summer morning, after a night of underage binge drinking, a group of young people from Rankin County thought it would be fun to drive into Jackson and kill …
Politics
Ole Miss Fracas Weeks in the Making
Around the time Fox News Channel was calling the presidential election in favor of President Barack Obama, black students at the University of Mississippi erupted with joy.
Crime
Night Riders
For almost one year, Dominick and his peers conspired to "willfully cause bodily injury to, and through the use of dangerous weapons, attempt to cause bodily injury to African American …
City & County
'Whitney Place' Plans Back on the Table for Fondren
Whitney Place, a long-dormant and previously controversial development project slated for Fondren, is back in the spotlight.
Crime
Ex-Prisoners Get a Boost Amid MDOC Turmoil
Re-entry has to come into focus recently as the number of people let out of prison in Mississippi, which has one of the nation's highest imprisonment rates, is on the …
City & County
Sixth Man Guilty in 'Night Rides'
A sixth man is guilty in a hate-crime conspiracy that played out in spring 2011 in Jackson.
Candidate
McCoy: Tearing Down 'Walls'
At age 47, youth pastor and insurance agent Gus McCoy is one of the youngest candidates vying for the Hinds County District 2 supervisor's seat.
City & County
Zoo Wants City Help With Killer Dogs
Beth Poff, executive director of the Jackson Zoo, wants the City of Jackson to help beef up security around the park after six animals were killed in late December.
City & County
One Year After Chokwe
One year ago, on the afternoon of Feb. 25, 2014, Chokwe Lumumba passed away after less than a year serving as mayor of Jackson.
