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Mississippi's 1st Black woman legislator won't seek new term
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature said Tuesday that she will not seek...
Who investigates the sheriff? Investigation shows that in Mississippi, it’s often no one.
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoThe state ignored or was unaware of allegations of jailhouse rape, brutal beatings and corrupt acts...
3 Mississippi prisons violated Constitution with violence, poor conditions: DOJ
The Hill via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoThe Justice Department (DOJ) found three prisons in Mississippi violated the Constitution, citing...
Mississippi discriminates against Black residents with appointed judges, Justice Department says
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint Wednesday saying a new Mississippi law discriminates...
32 Mississippi school districts still under federal desegregation orders
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThere are 32 school districts in Mississippi still under federal desegregation orders, the U.S....
Justice Department finds violence, poor conditions at three Mississippi prisons
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoThree Mississippi prisons, housing 7,200 people, are failing to protect inmates from widespread...
Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi city over alleged civil rights abuses
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoThe U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation Wednesday into alleged civil rights violations...
Corruption, violence, drugs and gangs are 'pervasive' in 3 Mississippi prisons: Justice Department
ABC News via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoConditions at three Mississippi Department of Corrections prisons violated the U.S. Constitution, a...
Justice Department finds problems with violence, gangs and poor conditions in 3 Mississippi prisons
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoGangs, violence and sexual assaults are a problem in three Mississippi prisons because the...
Gang of Mississippi police officers known as ‘The Goon Squad’ plead guilty to brutal torture of...
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoSix white former police officers pleaded guilty on Monday to state charges for torturing two Black...