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Mississippi district attorney resigns and pleads guilty after being accused of accepting $115,000 in bribes

A Mississippi district attorney has resigned and changed his plea to guilty in a bribery scheme that ensnared other officials in the state's capital city, including Jackson's former mayor. Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was indicted in November 2024 after two FBI agents posing as real estate developers offered…

The Independent UK · Jun 30

Brickbat: The Public's Right To Know Nothing

Hinds County, Mississippi, Chancery Court Judge Crystal Wise Martin ordered the Clarksdale Press Register to remove an editorial criticizing city… The post Brickbat: The Public's Right To Know Nothing appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 27, 2025

Mississippi Deputy Killed In Line Of Duty

Hinds County Sheriff's deputy Martin Shields, Jr. was tragically shot and killed while responding to a domestic call in Terry, Mississippi. The community m...

In federal challenge to Mississippi law, arguments focus on racial discrimination and public safety

A federal judge will consider arguments over racial discrimination, public safety and local democracy as he decides whether to block appointments to a state-run court set to be created on Jan. 1 in part of Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023

Mississippi local officials say human error and poor training led to election-day chaos

The county election officials under whose watch ballot shortages hampered voting in Mississippi’s largest county said technical mishaps and insufficient training were to blame for election day chaos in November

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023

Voting rights groups push for answers from Mississippi election officials about ballot shortages

Voting rights groups say election officials in Mississippi’s largest county have failed to provide enough information about the problems that led to polling precincts running out of ballots

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

Ballot shortages are rare in U.S. elections, but here's why they sometimes happen

Sometimes polling places run out of ballots for voters. It's rare, but it happens. It happened in Mississippi earlier this month, causing serious issues for voters. Here's a look at why it happens.

WEKU · Nov 30, 2023

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Ballot shortages created democracy problems during Mississippi governor's election

People in Mississippi's largest county are demanding answers about why some polling places ran out of ballots and voters had to wait for them to be replenished on election day.

WEKU · Nov 9, 2023

Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor's election

People in Mississippi’s largest county are demanding answers about why some polling places ran out of ballots and voters had to wait for them to be replenished on the day the state was deciding its most competitive governor’s race in a generation

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

New Mississippi law discriminates against Black residents, says DoJ

Law took voting authority from Black residents in Hinds county and Jackson, says DoJ, and created ‘two-tiered system of justice’

The Guardian - US · Jul 13, 2023

Mississippi discriminates against Black residents with appointed judges, Justice Department says

The Justice Department says a new Mississippi law discriminates against residents of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 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

Federal judge extends temporary halt on appointed judges in Mississippi capital

A federal judge has extended his order temporarily stopping the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice from appointing judges in the the capital city of Jackson and Hinds County — both of which are majority-Black

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Four inmates escaped troubled prison through a hole in roof before going on the run

Four inmates who escaped Raymond Detention Center in Mississippi are thought to have escaped through the ceiling to the roof where Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said police believe "they possibly camped out on the roof"

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023

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The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Slain man's mother decries plan to expand Mississippi police

The mother of a 25-year-old Black man who was shot to death by Mississippi Capitol Police last year is telling state lawmakers that she strongly opposes giving the state-run police department wider territory to patrol inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

Appeals court halts federal takeover of Mississippi jail

Mississippi’s largest county has won a legal victory in its effort to stave off a rare federal takeover of a jail

The Hindu · May 1, 2022

One dead, several injured after shootout at Mississippi festival

Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said the incident occurred at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds, which is hosting the Mississippi Mudbug Festival

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