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Broken Justice: Mississippi prisons may soon exceed capacity
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMississippi — the world’s leader in imprisoning people — will soon skyrocket past its capacity to...
Mississippi paroling fewer inmates despite more eligibility
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMississippi is paroling fewer inmates now than it did before expanding parole eligibility in 2021....
Mississippi Parole Board grants less parole because of increased inmate scrutiny
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 29—JACKSON — Under questioning from lawmakers on Tuesday, the head of the state parole board said greater scrutiny of inmates' prison records has led to a decline in the parole rate. Lawmakers ...
'Foolishly sticking with failed system': Mississippi leads the world in mass incarceration
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMississippi is now the world’s leader in putting people behind bars — more inmates per capita than...
Does Mississippi put too many people in prison? Here are the numbers
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMississippi, it is often said, has an incarceration problem. Our state locks up too many people for too long, we are told. Over the past two decades, Mississippi’s prison population has in fact ...
An apology 47 years in the making: New Orleans ‘juvenile lifer’ who killed 3 men in 1977 is granted...
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoNearly 50 years after robbing and fatally stabbing three men while high on drugs as a teen in New...
Milwaukee's darkest chapter now on Netflix
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI'm JR Radcliffe, and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning....
New report finds criminal justice reform could strengthen Mississippi economy and workforce
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 22—A new report finds that Mississippi can drive economic growth by pursuing criminal justice reform. Published today by FWD.us, the organization advocates for efforts to reduce the number ...
She fought her way to sobriety and a new life. It wasn’t enough to avoid going to prison
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGeorgia Sloan lived half her life in trauma and abuse when she started using drugs. Her mother was...
Which Iowa boards and commissions could be cut or consolidated? See the list and report
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGov. Kim Reynolds said she intends to submit a bill to the Iowa Legislature to reduce the number of...
