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Eddie Terrell Parker, right, and Michael Corey Jenkins, center, listen as one of six former Mississippi law officers pleads guilty to state charges at the Rankin County Circuit Court in Brandon, Miss., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Information unveiled in a justice department investigation and media reports show that a Mississippi sheriff who leads a department where former deputies tortured the two Black men in a racially motivated assault failed to train his deputies properly, the men's attorneys say in an amended civil complaint. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi sheriff changes policies after violent abuse. Victims say it's to escape accountability
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Fri,12/01/23-4:20PM , 122 Reads
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This April 2, 2019 booking photo provided by the Mississippi Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning. On Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, the Mississippi Supreme Court temporarily delayed ruling on whether to set an execution date for Manning, who is on death row for capital murder. (Mississippi Department of Corrections via AP, File)

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Mississippi Supreme Court delays decision on whether to set execution date for man on death row
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Thu,11/30/23-4:52PM , 79 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has temporarily delayed ruling on whether to set an execution date for a man on death row for capital murder.
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A Jackson, Miss., precinct worker reaches for more "I Voted" sticker on Nov. 7, 2023. After ballot shortages in Hinds County, Mississippi’s largest county, sowed chaos and confusion on the evening of the November statewide election, the state Republican Party filed a petition, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, challenging a court order that kept polls open longer than usual. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi GOP challenges election night court order that kept polls open during ballot shortage
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Wed,11/29/23-3:24PM , 61 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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Ted Henifin, interim third-party manager for JXN Water, the water system for the city of Jackson, Miss., explains his proposal for a slight rate increase Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, during a news conference in Jackson. Henifin believes the proposal, includes what might be a national first proposal to reduce water bills for low-income people. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi's capital city is considering a unique plan to slash water rates for poor people
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Fri,11/17/23-4:24PM , 74 Reads
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