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Indicted Mississippi Prosecutor’s Latest Campaign Finance Report Rife With Errors

Amid federal corruption charges, the campaign finance report from Jody Owens features bad math, with thousands of dollars unaccounted for.

Jackson • 07.18.2025

From Budget Chaos to Public Defenders: Mississippi Poised to Fund ‘Day 1’ Experiment

Indigent felony defendants in many counties have lacked court-appointed lawyers before indictment, even while they sat in jails for weeks or months.

Jackson • 06.12.2025

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

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