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Covering the criminal justice system, legal issues & more @MSTodayNews | Fellow @NatPress + Law & Justice Journalism Project . [email protected]
South Mississippi via MA + CA
Joined October 2013
42 prison homicides. 15 indictments. 6 convictions. I was part of a team who spent the past year investigating. We sat with family members, pulled court docs, requested records, called officials. Story with @dajaehenry. More to come in the series: https://t.co/pH4A4gwHqJ
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One of the people included in this list is Tara Gandy, the mother of Joslin Napier, who was a victim of domestic violence. When we first met, Gandy was awaiting the trial for the person who killed her daughter. Since then, Gandy has gone on to share Joslin’s story and her own.
These Mississippians faced challenges, spoke out, made art and launched innovative projects in 2025. Read about the Mississippians who made a difference in 2025. https://t.co/h7FZerRIIq
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Many immigrant families are afraid to visit hospitals or attend routine medical appointments, health professionals and advocates told Mississippi Today. Some are skipping care altogether. https://t.co/4puLH6Rme1
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NEW: The shortcomings increased the risk of untreated medical needs and limited Mississippi’s ability to hold its contractor accountable, even as MDOC sought millions in financial penalties for staffing shortfalls — all of which has been previously reported by @MSTODAYnews
Legislative watchdog: Mississippi prisoners likely receive inadequate dental care amid chronic staffing shortages, weak monitoring https://t.co/xAMcrSHlbD
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BREAKING: Trump signs order to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a move that could ease regulation and boost research.
apnews.com
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
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“I hope readers will understand the humanity found in volunteerism, the feel of stepping outside of oneself to share time with those who don’t get the attention or interest that those in the free world do," said author Sally Lott McLellan.
In the book “Intersections: Seeking Self at Parchman Prison,” Sally Lott McLellan writes about how her art class and volunteer work was a journey of self-discovery for her students and herself. https://t.co/KkMnOgO7z8
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Two friends took different paths in life. One languishes in prison with untreated hepatitis C. The other reflects on how her friend’s fate has changed her. https://t.co/DxWMOADaoT
mississippitoday.org
Two friends took different paths in life. One languishes in prison with untreated hepatitis C. The other reflects on how her friend’s fate has changed her.
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More immigrants in New Orleans and Mississippi are skipping important health care appointments and experiencing heightened stress amid federal immigration raids. https://t.co/lkaevGS3to
mississippitoday.org
More immigrants in New Orleans and Mississippi are skipping important health care appointments and experiencing heightened stress amid federal immigration raids.
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Children's bikes stand outside a Ridgeland home where parents were detained. Three children were left w/ a babysitter in Brandon. Community members are offering groceries, tutoring & other support to immigrants in fear. Story w/ @gwendilworth:
mississippitoday.org
Video and accounts of families detained by immigration enforcement shared on social media in Ridgeland have kindled fear among some members of the community.
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"The justices stepped into the case involving the same prosecutor, former District Attorney Doug Evans, who was at the center of a high court case that resulted in a 2019 decision that overturned the death sentence and conviction of Curtis Flowers."
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate from Mississippi whose case was handled by a prosecutor with a history of dismissing Black jurors for discriminatory reasons. via @AP
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The Mississippi Court of Appeals has ordered a new murder trial for Tameshia Shelton, a 47-year-old mother of four who has long insisted on her innocence in the death of her sister’s boyfriend. Judges vacated her conviction and ordered the new trial. The state attorney general’s
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Since March, four sheriff's offices, a police department and three state offices have signed 287(g) agreements with ICE. The latest is the Department of Public Safety, whose officers from MHP, MBN and the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division will assist ICE.
As federal agents move through Mississippi, a handful of local law enforcement agencies and jails are offering assistance through agreements to cooperate with ICE. https://t.co/P6a1xXnlpt
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Advocates have told Mississippi Today about sightings of immigration officials across the state, and our reporters are working to cover these stories. But we need your help. https://t.co/g2lYyz0LDF If you have a news tip, please contact us.
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For the first time since becoming governor in 2020, Tate Reeves has commuted a prison sentence. But the person, Marcus Taylor, was already set free by the state’s appeals court. https://t.co/PURZeYwwfQ
mississippitoday.org
Marcus Taylor received a 15-year sentence for a crime that carried a masimum penalty of five years.
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At least 60 people arrested in Hinds County have been jailed in its detention facilities for over three months — including at least five for more than a year. via @MarshallProj
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About a dozen people who oppose immigration raids protested Wednesday outside a Madison restaurant where Gov. Tate Reeves was speaking. https://t.co/HWn6l35weR
mississippitoday.org
About a dozen people who oppose immigration raids protested Wednesday outside a Madison restaurant where Gov. Tate Reeves was speaking.
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A former Capitol Police officer accused of kicking a handcuffed man and slamming his head during a traffic stop in 2022 has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating his civil rights. https://t.co/9vGH4pVWFr
mississippitoday.org
Jeffery Walker, who was a Flex Unit officer with Capitol Police, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law
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5. Louisiana paroled nine prisoners to deport them. We found that at least two have been deported, while two others are being held at a new immigration detention facility. But neither ICE nor the Landry admin would answer questions about the other five.
propublica.org
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented...
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1. Louisiana’s governor eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those arrested before. Then he tossed those rules aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported. @veritenewsnola @propublica
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Fun fact: I covered a beach release of two of these endangered turtles treated an an aquarium turtle hospital in South Carolina years ago https://t.co/ymxy23fnok
postandcourier.com
ISLE OF PALMS — The crowd cheered as the juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle squirmed in his hands, but all Beaufort resident Mark Shaffer could think about was his wife.
Endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles confirmed nesting on Mississippi’s Ship Island for first time
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Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. https://t.co/4t4XPKfzFK
mississippitoday.org
The son of a prominent family in Grenada, Herrington was facing capital murder – and a potential sentence of life in prison – for killing Jimmie “Jay” Lee in the summer of 2022 and hiding his body.
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