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Infrequent grand juries can mean long pretrial waits in jail in Mississippi, survey shows

Most people in Mississippi’s county jails have been held at least three months while waiting to go on trial

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Mississippi justices hear arguments over appointed vs. elected judges in majority-Black capital

The Mississippi Supreme Court is weighing arguments about a state law that has sparked a monthslong dispute over whether white state officials are stomping on local self-governance in the state’s majority-Black capital city, Jackson

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Revealed: Mississippi bill would carve out separate judicial district for 80% of white residents in majority-Black city

Republican-proposed jurisdiction fuels allegations of ‘apartheid in Jackson’

The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2023