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Private Prison on Trial: Inmates at ‘Bleak’ Facility Tell Harrowing Stories

Merlin Hill was one of 19 inmates who testified during the five-week class-action trial against the Mississippi Department of Corrections for what they describe as appalling conditions at the privately …

Upon Further Review: Inside the Police Failure to Stop Darren Sharper's Rape Spree

Darren Sharper's rampage of druggings and rapes could have been prevented, according to a two-month investigation by ProPublica and The New Orleans Advocate based on police records in five states, …

Arbor Day, brought to you by Toyota

Gov. Haley Barbour announces Toyota Arbor Day.

Adoption Agency Rejects Catholic Parents

I never thought I'd see the day...

JFP Questionnaire posted for Justice Court candidate Nicki Martinson Boland

See her PoliticsBlog page to read full answers.

How Did College Football Exist Before The Net?

Speaking of SEC football disasters, those Auburn fans are getting creative:

JFP on WLEZ

The podcast is up on our new JFP on WLEZ web page over at the WLEZ-FM site. Enjoy.

U.S. Supreme Court

Gulf Oil Spill: the Ugly Truth

Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are considering whether to bar BP from receiving government contracts, a move that would ultimately cost the company billions in revenue and could end …

UPDATED: Stealth Whitwell Write-in Campaign: 'You Can't Do It'

Jackson residents waging an underground write-in mayoral campaign for Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell are wasting their time, individuals familiar with Mississippi election law say.

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Saved for a Reason: The Fight to End Domestic Violence

The Mississippi Department of Health tracks interpersonal violence in the state, and in fiscal-year 2015, law-enforcement officers responded to 10,411 calls related to domestic violence, the annual report from the …

Celebrate New Year’s Eve 2015

If you haven't already made plans for the final countdown to 2016, here are some local New Year's Eve events to celebrate in style.

Legal Fight Against HB 1523 Continues

What critics call the nation's "most discriminatory anti-LGBT law" took effect in Mississippi last week after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the lower court's injunction on …

Amid Hotel Flap, Fondren Labeled a Top ‘Endangered Historic Place’ in State

Fondren is now on the list of the “10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi," just as developers of a new hotel anger neighbors for demolishing the house the neighborhood …

DA Files: The Curious Case of Mr. Smith, Mr. Butler and Mr. Hood

Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith walked into the courtroom on March 3, 2016, with a clear goal—to help get Christopher Butler, then 38, out of the Raymond jail.

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World Series: Weather Update

There's bad news and bad weather in St. Louis.

Questions of Faith

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CRIME: Playing the Numbers

The question of whether Jackson is "safe" has become about as polarizing as "Ford vs. Chevy" or "fats vs. carbohydrates." It depends on whom you ask. Crime is up 15 …