Katie Moore, Author at Mississippi Free Press

An illustration shows, at the top left, a woman with medium-toned skin holding papers and sitting in front of a laptop. Five circles are situated in sequence from the bottom left of the illustration to the top right. Inside the circles, from left to right are: hands typing on a laptop with the word "FOIA" on the screen; a hand writing on a notepad as a laptop is partially visible; a woman talking on a cellphone while sitting in front of a laptop; a man receiving a phone call in front of a desktop screen; and a man redacting a document. At the bottom right of the illustration is a woman receiving documents and binders that are flying out of a laptop screen.

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Public Records Shed Light on the Justice System—But it Can Be a Battle to Get Them

by Katie Moore and The Marshall Project - Jackson March 12, 2026March 13, 2026

The government has stalled on FOIAs for years in some cases. In others, agencies have said public records will cost thousands of dollars.

An outdoor sign reading 'Department of Corrections Greenwood, MS'

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When Temps Plunge, Dilapidated Jails and Prisons Put Lives at Risk

by Katie Moore, Doug Livingston, Daja E. Henry and The Marshall Project - Jackson January 30, 2026January 30, 2026