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Mississippians share their thoughts on the new gerrymandering push embroiling Mississippi, the South and the nation. Read more
SHATTERED JUSTICE
Tameshia Shelton is freed from prison after 11 years. Court said DA failed to prove guilt ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ in murder case
Tameshia Shelton’s lawyers are asking Circuit Judge James T. Kitchens to dismiss the indictment. If he grants the request, her case would mark the seventh exoneration in the same judicial district — a state record.
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Abortion medication access can continue during lawsuit, US Supreme Court says
The U.S. Supreme Court says women in all states can continue to access a key abortion medication through the mail. The ruling lasts indefinitely while an anti-abortion lawsuit continues.
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Tameshia Shelton is freed from prison after 11 years. Court said DA failed to prove guilt ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ in murder case
Auditor: Mississippi gives teachers classroom supply money too late. Ed officials say issue is already fixed
Delta State has an enrollment problem. So far, no one’s been able to solve it.
Goon Squad: ‘The Devil Come to Me’
JSU alumni sue over ‘racially discriminatory practices;’ College Board fires back
Jackson pulls gunshot listening devices, some installed without resident knowledge, after bungled trial run
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Did you or your family interact with Mississippi’s youth courts?
Mississippi’s youth court system has long been shrouded in secrecy, leading to vastly different outcomes for families depending on where they live. If you are a parent, foster parent, attorney, caseworker, or healthcare provider who has interacted with the system, we want to hear about your firsthand experience.
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Mississippi Today Ideas
Fellow Mississippians share fact-based perspectives on the state’s past, present, and, most importantly, its future. Have a perspective to share? We’re open to submissions
Each year since 2022, Mississippi has been paid tens of millions of opioid settlement dollars, money that is supposed to help respond to the overdose public health crisis. But 15% of those dollars — the money controlled by the state’s towns, cities and counties — is unrestricted and being spent with almost no public knowledge. Mississippi Today spent the summer finding out how almost every local government receiving money has been managing the money over the past three years.
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Dying in custody: inside mississippi prisons
They spent years in solitary confinement in Mississippi despite suicide risk
MDOC for decades has regularly held incarcerated people in solitary confinement for weeks, months and, in some cases, years at a time.
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The other Side Podcast
Mississippi Today’s political team brings you intimate access to the most connected players and observers in Mississippi politics.
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Crooked Letter Sports Podcast
Mississippi-centric sports talk and stories podcast with Mississippi Today’s 14-time Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year Rick Cleveland and Scorebook Live senior reporter Tyler Cleveland.
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