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Personal news: I have accepted a job with
@AP
’s Minneapolis bureau covering law enforcement and courts. Moving to Mississippi was one of the best decisions of my life. I love this state and everyone I met here. Thank you,
@Report4America
, for making it all possible.
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Police have “terrorized” Black residents in a small Mississippi town by subjecting them to false arrests, excessive force and intimidation, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by a civil rights organization.
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As Gov. Tate Reeves climbed Mississippi’s political ladder, he cited his opposition to investing in Jackson's water infrastructure as evidence of his fiscal conservatism. Jackson is a city that some call a political punching bag.
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“I went to Office Depot, but they didn’t have toner cartridges, and we weren’t able to print the ballots,” said Zach Wallace, the top elections official in Hinds County.
Ballot shortages created a problem for democracy in Mississippi
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In my first enterprise story for
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Several deputies from a Mississippi sheriff’s department being investigated by DOJ for possible civil rights violations have been involved in at least 4 violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left 2 dead and another with lasting injuries.
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ICYMI: A Mississippi man has been charged with a federal hate crime for burning a cross in his front yard to threaten his Black neighbors, the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday.
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Federal courts have issued desegregation orders for 32 school districts in Mississippi, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division’s assistant attorney general said Thursday.
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Thrilled to share that I'm joining
@AP
to cover the Mississippi Legislature with a focus on poverty and inequality via
@Report4America
! I'm excited to work with
@EWagsterPettus
and the rest of the
@APSouthRegion
team. Next stop Jackson!
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Body cam footage shows that former police officers indicted by a Mississippi grand jury joked about a man who died in their custody, with one of them questioning whether to call an ambulance for the man immediately.
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Mississippi sheriff’s deputies already under investigation for possible civil rights violations after shooting a man in the mouth are now also being accused of attempting to assault him and a second man with a sex toy during an interrogation
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The organization, JULIAN, is seeking a temporary restraining order against the Lexington police department to demand protection for the town’s largely Black population.
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An incident involving a white Mississippi Highway Patrol officer and three Black men is under investigation after a viral video showed the officer putting a handcuffed man into a chokehold and wrestling him into a ditch.
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Many progressives are in a state of mourning at the moment, but there's something going on in Colorado that deserves attention. US Senate candidate
@Romanoff2020
is running a formidable campaign well to the left of DSCC favorite, John Hickenlooper.
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JULIAN said more than 200 Black citizens have formally or informally complained about being harassed, arrested, or fined for baseless reasons in the past year or so.
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Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker will file 22 claims of federal civil rights violations against the Rankin County Sheriff's Office. The men will seek $400 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
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Access to pre- and post-natal care has dwindled in Mississippi since the Supreme Court ruling upending abortion rights, making childbirth even more dangerous for poor women and children.
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Jackson's has longstanding water troubles that stem from decaying infrastructure beyond one water treatment plant. The specter of another weather-induced water stoppage looms large for some Jackson residents.
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"Now, they'll be treated as the criminals as they are." Six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi who called themselves the “Goon Squad” pleaded guilty Thursday to a racist assault on two Black men
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Lexington’s population of 1,602 is about 80% Black, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The suit calls Lexington “a tiny and deeply segregated town” in one of the poorest counties in the nation.
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Mississippi deputy sheriffs accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth, prompting a federal civil rights investigation, have been fired.
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Allegations from inside the department are also cited in the lawsuit. One officer reported witnessing Dobbins kick a cuffed suspect in the head. Others reported seeing officers pull civilians from the backs of patrol cars and “brutally beat them,” the suit says.
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Neither endorsing nor rejecting this point of view. I'm merely sharing it because my inbox is a lonely place for this to email to exist.
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The desegregation orders fit into a broader body of civil rights work launched in Mississippi that is examining jails, police departments and hate crimes in the state, according to Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of DOJ's Civil Rights Division.
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In 2010, water service was cut off in parts of the city due to a winter storm. By June 2011, Reeves was locked in a Republican primary campaign for lieutenant governor.
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Amid a series of mass shootings in the U.S., Mississippi education officials made clear that school districts in the state can make their own rules for letting armed people with enhanced carry licenses onto school property.
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NEW: An off-duty police officer participated in the raid where two Black men say deputies beat and sexually assaulted them before shooting one of them in the mouth, a Mississippi police chief said Monday.
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Former Seattle City Council candidate and Sanders Campaign WA State Field Director Shaun Scott
@eyesonthestorm
- “We need a decisive victory on election night to show that WA state is Bernie Country now and for the next 8 years.”
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Reeves said government has a role to play in building infrastructure to hasten development. Those economic principles have not been applied to Jackson, some officials say.
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As the tea party movement thrust government spending to the center of political debate, his opponent lambasted him for signing off on bond debt increases.
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After the Legislature’s approval, Reeves and Republican Gov. Haley Barbour initially failed to include the city’s water project in the state bonds to be issued in the fall of 2010.
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With election day just weeks away, Reeves — who was the state treasurer — appeared on a conservative talk radio show to push his track record as a tightfisted “watchdog” over state legislators eager to borrow.
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Monica Lee believes former Rankin County Deputy Hunter Elward is responsible for the 2021 death of her son, Damien Cameron, who was accused of vandalizing a neighbor’s home while living with his grandparents. A grand jury declined to indict Elward.
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A document obtained by The Associated Press shows city leaders prepared a proposal in 2010 asking the state for $13.5 million in bonds for water system upgrades downtown. The Legislature later approved a dwarfed bond proposal for $6 million.
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Deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent in Mississippi, and racial disparities in the health of those who give birth have widened in recent years, according to a report released Thursday by the MSDH.
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Tornadoes in the United States are disproportionately killing more people in mobile or manufactured homes, especially in the South, often victimizing some of the most socially and economically vulnerable residents. New W/
@borenbears
@camfassett
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.
@justice4ms
is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Mississippi's provision permanently banning people convicted of certain felonies from voting. The suit challenges voting restrictions set forth in MS's 1890 state constitution.
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When Corion Evans saw three people at a party, the 16-year-old never imagined he would save their lives a few hours later. But that’s what happened in the early hours of Sunday when a car drove off a boat launch into a south Mississippi river.
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The Legislature added an application requirement for the bond, which former Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration spokeswoman Kym Wiggins told the
@JxnFreePress
was “exclusive” to Jackson at the time.
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“It’s the look on someone’s face,” he said. “When you fix something of theirs that’s been broken, they just smile. I spent so many years hurting people. So I know the look people have when they feel hurt. To see the reverse of that, it’s enough to make me happy.”
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The host, Paul Gallo, wanted to know why Reeves had voted to approve most bond projects as a member of the state Bond Commission. His voting record didn’t tell the whole story, Reeves said. For instance, take the bonds Jackson had requested to repair its crumbling water system.
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The brutality visited upon two Black men in Mississippi was not the product of a botched police operation, but an assembly of rogue officers who called themselves "The Goon Squad." Here is more about how they operated and the context behind their crimes
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Mississippi Today has filed its defense against a defamation lawsuit brought by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, with the news outlet arguing it engaged in constitutionally protected speech.
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DOJ will investigate alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city, stepping in following accusations that officers used excessive force and arrested people without justification.
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Amid culture wars and financial turmoil in American higher education, Mississippi's auditor called several degree programs “indoctrination factories" and said they should be defunded in favor of subjects that match workforce needs.
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"Juneteenth is about opening our eyes and our minds, gathering the courage to truly understand what our shared truths are,” said Reena Evers-Everette, the daughter of Mississippi civil rights activists Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams."
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Barbour and Reeves later voted to approve the bonds after city officials made commitments that included funding projects through low-interest loans, rather than the interest-free loans authorized by the Legislature.
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“I’ve never voted against that because it’s never gotten to the Bond Commission. We are talking to the city of Jackson,” Reeves said. “If we are not comfortable, we never bring it up for a vote.”
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Mississippi residents might get back the ability to enact public policy through statewide initiatives, but people would be banned from using the process to change abortion laws.
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But in the June 2011 interview with Gallo, Reeves said the Bond Commission had refused to put Jackson water bonds on its agenda.
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A man escaped Sudan’s bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Mississippi has sparked suspicion
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An air conditioning and heating repair company hire McGown in May. He makes $15 per hour, working 40 hours per week with paid overtime. He said he has full health care coverage — and he loves the work.
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In Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the U.S. and where a teenager recently died after becoming entangled in a factory conveyor belt, a candidate for AG says officials must be more aggressive in protecting labor rights.
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In order to have its application approved, Reeves said the city would need to answer a number of questions about how the money would be spent.
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DOJ said Wednesday it is investigating possible civil rights violations by a Mississippi sheriff’s department after a drug raid last month left a Black man with a bullet wound to the face. The man and his friend told me they were subjected to "torture."
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Efforts to attract private investment by keeping taxes low have long been central to Reeves’ economic thinking.
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Queen'terica Jones found her mother's lifeless body after the tornado struck. She describes her mother, Erica Moore, as a “beautiful soul." Latest from Rolling Fork w/
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As a Mississippi town reels from a devastating tornado, a displaced family finds its way home. A complicated story of struggle and resilience has emerged in the year since everything changed for the people of Rolling Fork.
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The government does not create jobs; it simply “creates an environment which encourages the private sector to invest capital,” Reeves has said.“And the infrastructure around that is a function of government.”
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Jill Collen Jefferson filed a federal lawsuit last year against the Lexington Police Department. Her attorney says she was arrested late Saturday evening after she filmed officers pulling someone over.
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MS Gov. Tate Reeves said in a private conversation that expanding Medicaid would be in the best interest of the state, but that he refuses to support the policy for political reasons, a former U of Mississippi chancellor said Thursday
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The bill sparked an intraparty debate among GOP lawmakers. Opponents said it betrayed conservative principles by enacting a government policy that interferes with the automobile market and would stop electric carmakers from bringing new technology and jobs to the state.
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The officers will be sentenced in mid-November. Dedmon and Elward each face a maximum of 120 years plus life in prison. Hartfield faces 80 years. McAlpin, 90 years. Middleton, 80 years; and Opdyke, 100 years.
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The Mississippi House voted to expand Medicaid. Republican Rep. Missy McGee said lawmakers had a “moral imperative” to put ideology aside to improve Mississippi’s poor health outcomes.
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If you have information about the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office that you’d like to share, please email mgoldberg
@ap
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Had an interesting convo yesterday with students about activism. This is how journalists do activism. "The charges follow an investigation by The AP linking some of the deputies to at least 4 violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left 2 dead & another with injuries."
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Mississippi's top health officer says the state doesn’t have the medical workforce to address a range of poor health outcomes, from high rates of infant mortality to severe cases of diabetes that require the amputation of limbs.
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The Mississippi Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill to restrict electric car manufacturers from opening new brick-and-mortar dealerships in the state unless they comply with the same laws traditional carmakers follow.
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DOJ has won a federal judge’s approval to carry out a rare intervention to improve the precarious water system in Mississippi’s capital city, AG Merrick Garland announced Wednesday, months after the system’s partial failure.
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In rosier economic times, many former prisoners faced steep obstacles to finding work. Those obstacles still exist, but the labor shortage presents them with new opportunities.
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A cold snap blanketing the Deep South has upended water systems as local officials struggle to repair widespread leaks and broken pipes, forcing some people to take drastic measures to get by without reliable access to running water.
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A Mississippi city failed to properly inform property owners in a majority-Black neighborhood that their homes could be targeted for eminent domain under a redevelopment plan, some residents argue in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.
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A civil suit can continue against a former deputy who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men and shooting one of them in the mouth, with the suit alleging the deputy is also responsible for the death of another Black man in 2021.
@Report4America
@AP
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Two of the men allege that Rankin County sheriff’s deputies shoved guns into their mouths during separate encounters. In one case, the deputy pulled the trigger, leaving the man with wounds that required parts of his tongue to be sewn back together.
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The police shooting of Michael Corey Jenkins led DOJ to open a civil rights investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department. Documents obtained by AP shed light on the events leading up to his arrest.
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Advocates are at the Capitol protesting a bill that would create a separate court system in Jackson run by unelected judges and prosecutors.
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A bill moving through the Legislature would transfer ownership of Jackson's water system to a new public entity overseen by a nine-member board, the majority of which would be appointed by state leaders.
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It is rare in the U.S. for an active shooter to be stopped by an armed bystander. From 2000 to 2021, fewer than 3% of 433 active attacks in the U.S. ended with a civilian firing back
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I joined
@MorningEdition
to discuss the water crisis in Jackson with
@LeilaFadel
.
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“The state of Mississippi desperately needs water, sewer and roads. We cannot give away one-third of the state’s revenue and have enough money to provide basic services,” Bryan continued.
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Rep.
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on Inslee partial vetoes: "I think it's poor legislative practice to condition the enactment of one bill on the passage of an unrelated bill and I think it may be a violation of the single-subject rule of the state constitution...
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Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday.
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NEW: Health officials are grappling with how local teams staffing the new national 988 crisis hotlines will contend with suspicion of the medical establishment in Black communities.
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An
@AP
investigation found that several deputies who were accepted to the sheriff’s office’s Special Response Team — a tactical unit whose members receive advanced training — were involved in each of the four encounters.
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All that remains of William Barnes' home is twisted debris of cinder blocks and mangled wood. He was smiling when I met him today. “We lost everything but got out alive.”
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6 people have been shot and killed in a small Mississippi town. I’m at the sheriff’s office. Here is what we know so far:
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Amid backlash over the fatal shooting of a Mississippi man, the state’s top law enforcement said Capitol Police officers will not change the way they pursue suspects.
@AP
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I spoke with
@TwinaNobles
about her victory, her role in the next legislature, and her take on what serving in a deeply polarized political moment requires of legislators.
#waleg
#waelex
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SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade. I’m outside the Jackson Women’s Health Organization
@AP
@Report4America
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A push to revive Mississippi’s ballot initiative process is "on life support" as proposals are receiving weak support from Senate Republicans, and the House and Senate are pushing significantly different plans.
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@Report4America
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Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrel Parker alleged from the beginning that deputies burst into a home without a warrant, beat them, sexually assaulted them, tased them, shot one of them in the mouth and tried to cover it up. The deputies pleaded guilty to all of it today.
Six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have pleaded guilty to a racist assault on two Black men during a home raid that ended with an officer shooting one man in the mouth, federal prosecutors say.
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Their homes rendered unlivable, many Rolling Fork residents flocked Sunday to the network of churches dotting the landscape. The town is a close-knit farming community bound by intergenerational ties of family and faith.
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A race to define the political middle in Washington’s 8th Congressional District
I spoke with
@RepKimSchrier
and
@JesseJensen2020
about the policy and politics of the 8th CD
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Mississippi's gubernatorial election could hinge on turnout among Black voters, who haven't wielded political influence commensurate to their share of the state population, the Democratic nominee Brandon Presley said Friday.
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Six former Mississippi law officers are expected to plead guilty to state charges on Monday for torturing Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker. They recently admitted their guilt in connected federal court proceedings.
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New w/
@arleighrodgers
: In states that have restricted or banned gender-affirming care for trans minors, some families are traveling long distances for care. Others are leaving for good.
@AP
@Report4America
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When Antonio McGowan left the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman after serving 17 years, he was free for the first time since he was 15. But as an adult finally out from behind bars, he immediately found himself confined to menial labor.
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Kicking off the night for
@BernieSanders
is 21 year old rapper from Burien, WA
@travisxthompson
- “I was never a politically charged person, but I believe Bernie Sanders is the future of our country.”
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In the closing weeks of Mississippi’s statewide primary elections, an accusation over the lt. gov's history with a women’s health clinic shows how abortion remains a flashpoint even between conservatives.
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@Report4America
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On the final day of sentencing, Michael Corey Jenkins had this to say: “If those who are in charge of the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office can participate in these kinds of torture, God help us all,” Jenkins said. “And God help Rankin County.”
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