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Mississippi Lawmakers Considered Modest Public Defense Reforms. They Rejected All of Them.

With its refusal to impose oversight or consistent standards in local defense, Mississippi risks falling further behind the rest of the U.S., critics say.

Jackson • 05.02.2024

Mississippi Says Poor Defendants Must Always Have a Lawyer. Few Courts Are Ready to Deliver

A rule requiring poor criminal defendants to have a lawyer throughout the criminal process took effect Saturday.

Jackson • 07.05.2023

Some Are Jailed in Mississippi for Months Without a Lawyer. A Court Just Barred That.

The Mississippi Supreme Court moved to end the “dead zone” before indictment in a notoriously dysfunctional public defender system.

News • 04.14.2023

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