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They spent years in solitary confinement in Mississippi despite suicide risk
MDOC for decades has regularly held incarcerated people in solitary confinement for weeks, months and, in some cases, years at a time.
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7mWhere do Amazon’s data centers in Mississippi stand? Company offers details on project status, water and energy footprint
Of Amazon's four announced data center facilities in Mississippi, the one in Canton is operating. The ones in Ridgeland, Vicksburg and Clinton are in the works.
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14mHow will Amazon’s data centers impact Mississippians’ electric bills? We may never know
The Mississippi Legislature gave Amazon an express route through well-established regulatory checkpoints. The Public Service Commission has a much depleted role overseeing spending by Entergy Mississippi, Amazon’s power provider, in relation to the data centers.
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6mDemocratic super PAC investing $2M on Colom's challenge of Hyde-Smith, part of $50M national effort
Hyde-Smith has criticized Colom's ties to national Democratic groups, highlighted her close relationship with President Donald Trump and, as former state agriculture commissioner, touted support for Mississippi farmers.
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7mLaw professor: Supreme Court misses chance to fix jury discrimination in Pitchford case from Mississippi
Mississippi courts have repeatedly grappled with allegations of discriminatory jury selection. The U.S. Supreme Court missed opportunity to fix that in recent ruling, a law professor writes.
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2mMT's Jerry Mitchell & Madeline Nguyen dive into their reporting on the Tameshia Shelton case
Tameshia Shelton, a Clay County mother of four, is serving life in prison on a murder conviction. But the latest reporting from Jerry Mitchell and Madeline Nguyen has opened the door for her to get a long-awaited retrial. The investigative reporters join Emily Wagster Pettus to discuss their findings and the recent ruling from the Mississippi Supreme Court.