Mississippi

Feature July 13

A unique database offered an unprecedented look at the lucrative business.

By Joseph Neff

Feature July 13, 2018

But a haven for bail bondsmen is getting less friendly.

By Joseph Neff

News February 7, 2018

Congressional hopeful, district attorney, debt collector.

By Nicole Lewis

Feature January 3, 2017

Researching lynching cold cases, law students restore history.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News November 15, 2016

More than $19 million spent on campaigns for top court seats in 27 states.

By Christie Thompson

News September 6, 2016

A strict new policy begins after "a security violation".

By Christie Thompson

Feature November 11, 2015

Isolation rooms and paddling: What some schools in the South are doing to keep students in line.

By Eli Hager

News June 5, 2015

In Mississippi prisons last year, half the officers quit.

By Eli Hager

Life Inside April 22, 2015

One inmate’s unexpurgated version of life in a Mississippi prison

By Andrew Cohen

Commentary March 30, 2015

A Courtroom Divided

What a battle between a Mississippi judge and a group of public defenders tells us about the state of indigent defense.

By Andrew Cohen and Clare Sestanovich