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Two former Jackson, Miss., police officers have been indicted on murder charges and a third officer on a manslaughter charge in connection to the Dec. 31, 2022, death of Keith Murriel, who died while in custody of the three officers. Jackson, Miss., officials announced the indictments during a Wednesday, May 24, 2023, afternoon news conference. (Barbara Gauntt

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3 ex-officers indicted in death of Black man seen on video being shocked with stun guns
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Wed,05/24/23-7:10PM , 177 Reads
JACKSON, Mississippi. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of a Black man seen on video being pinned down and repeatedly shocked with stun guns during a New Year's eve arrest.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland, center, listens at a news conference about the Justice Department's intervention to try to bring improvements to the beleaguered water system in Jackson, Miss., at the Justice Department in Washington on Nov. 30, 2022. Attorneys for the federal government, Mississippi and the state's capital city have agreed to request a stay on litigation from a complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that said the city wasn’t meeting standards for providing reliable drinking water, a Wednesday, May 17, 2023, court filing shows. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Attorneys agree to pause federal litigation for water violations in Mississippi's capital
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Wed,05/17/23-4:37PM , 181 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for the federal government, Mississippi and the state's capital city have agreed to request to delay litigation from a complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that said the city wasn’t meeting standards for providing reliable drinking water.
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Jamese Wiley, a 28-year-old single mother of six, speaks about the positive impact the removal of a child support requirement by the Mississippi Department of Human Services, has on the Child Care Payment Program, at a news conference Monday, May 15, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi removes hurdle to child care for low-income single parents
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Mon,05/15/23-1:46PM , 645 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Single parents in Mississippi — one of the poorest states in the nation — no longer face a nearly 20-year-old state policy that made it difficult for them to get financial help paying for child care, officials and advocates said Monday.
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Deputies in civil rights probe accused of sexual assault
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Mon,05/08/23-12:40PM , 523 Reads
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