Rep. Becky Currie introduced several bills in the Mississippi State House of Representatives Corrections committee this ...

Blackmon said he wanted to see the state's prison system first hand, and that he would be touring other prisons in the future ...

His case is a testament to the necessity of compassionate release policies. A Justice Policy Institute report exposes ...

Robert Wilburn has been handed down a sentence of 100 months in federal prison by United States justice District Lee, P. Rudofsky.Wilburn, a multi-convicted fel ...

Jackson’s new state-appointed court system is up and running. Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K. Randolph ...

Lawmakers gathered Wednesday at the State Capitol to push for prison reform legislation.Members of the Democratic Caucus and ...

Some Mississippi lawmakers and community advocates rallied at the State Capitol on Wednesday to support a bill that would protect those incarcerated in the state.

The following is a report from the office of the Hancock County State’s Attorney, for the Hancock County Circuit Court from Nov. 18, 2024, through Jan. 17 (all fines include ...

A Mississippi felon found in Arkansas with a loaded gun and ammunition has led to an eight-year federal prison term.

An alleged shooter who admitted in October to killing a 20-year-old man on St. Paul’s Raspberry Island in 2023 was allowed to ...

Catch up with the latest from the Mississippi legislative session with our weekly recap from the politics team.

Last year, when 31% of state lawmakers nationwide were women, they held about 30% of the seats on committees overseeing taxes ...