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Mississippi Lawmakers Push Prison Reform After Journalists Reveal Dozens of Deaths

A reform bill that would set up an oversight committee to review each prison death comes after a joint news investigation by several local outlets.

Jackson • 03.13.2026

Public Records Power Accountability in Mississippi — if We Can Get Them

Sunshine Week highlights the power of public records and the growing barriers that limit transparency and weaken public oversight.

Analysis • 03.12.2026

Mississippi’s Black Voters Brace for Elections Ruling That Could Gut Supreme Court Clout

Black Mississippians won a Voting Rights Act case that challenges how the state elects supreme court justices. But that victory may be in jeopardy.

Jackson • 02.26.2026

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