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The 13th Amendment's fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this rare photograph taken in 2000, prisoners at the Ferguson Unit in Texas are seen working in...
How huge is Mississippi’s state Legislature? It’s bigger than California’s. But why?
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAt noon on Jan. 2, one of the largest law-making bodies in the country – the Mississippi Legislature...
Mississippi Legislature approves bill that may bring mobile sports betting one step closer
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn a move that falls short of what many proponents of statewide mobile sports betting had hoped for,...
MS Coast casinos fight state decision that allows gambling across from Biloxi’s sand beach
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMississippi Coast casinos in Biloxi and Gulfport are not too happy about RW Development’s plans for...
See who is running against longtime Jackson-area Mississippi state Sen. Hillman Frazier
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe race for Mississippi Senate District 27 that covers parts of Jackson and Clinton is contested....
Rejection of Black educator angers some Mississippi senators
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMississippi's Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday against confirming veteran educator Robert P....
Mississippi Town Sued After Its Former Police Chief Bragged About Killing Black People
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA civil rights and international human rights organization filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday,...
Some Are Jailed in Mississippi for Months Without a Lawyer. The State Supreme Court Just Barred...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 13—This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal and co-published with The Marshall Project. Sign up for ...
Trans teen misses her high school graduation after federal judge rejects plea to wear dress to...
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoA transgender high school student in Gulfport, Mississippi did not join her classmates at her...
Explainer-What's at stake in U.S. Supreme Court abortion case?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide in the coming weeks whether to...