The Marshall Project - Jackson, 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.

A photo collage shows parts of a photo of the current U.S. Supreme Court justices overlaid on a photo of the Mississippi Supreme Court. There are also excerpts of a photo of a protest with people holding signs saying "NAACP Demands Action" and "Quality Justice for all in Mississippi." The background of the illustration is pale mustard color and the photo collage is in tones of black, white, maroon and pink.

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

by Caleb Bedillion and The Marshall Project - Jackson February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

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

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How Trump’s Threat to Invoke Insurrection Act Differs From JFK’s Use in Mississippi

by Daja E. Henry and The Marshall Project - Jackson January 28, 2026January 30, 2026

A collage shows photos of a decaying detention facility road sign with lichen, shadows of people in a line, and the exterior of a tan prison facility with a barbed-wire fence.

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Dozens Locked in Hinds County’s Jails Without an Indictment—Some for Over a Year

by Daja E. Henry and The Marshall Project - Jackson December 5, 2025January 30, 2026

An illustration shows a man in an orange jail uniform sitting at a table with his arms crossed and head down. Part of the man appears transparent.

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Why No One Knows How Many People Die in Mississippi’s Jails

by Caleb Bedillion and The Marshall Project - Jackson November 17, 2025January 30, 2026

A photo collage with a navy blue background shows two torn sheets of paper, with the upper one reading: "Candidate: Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 2024 Annual Report" and "Name of candidate: Friends of Jody Owens," and the lower one reading "Office sought: District Attorney" and an x marked next to a line that reads "Friday, January 31, 2025 (January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024). Jody Owens's signature appears below the tears. To the right of the illustration is a photo of Jody Owens, in navy blue and white tones.

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Indicted Mississippi Prosecutor Jody Owens’ Latest Campaign Finance Report Rife With Errors

by Caleb Bedillion, The Marshall Project - Jackson, Anna Wolfe and Mississippi Today July 21, 2025January 30, 2026

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Mississippi Courts Must Now Produce Public Defense Plans

by Caleb Bedillion and The Marshall Project - Jackson July 7, 2025January 30, 2026

A collage shows a black-and-white photo of a domed capitol building, snippets of text from reports about the indigent defense system in Mississippi and, on the right, a silhouette of a man in a suit holding a briefcase against a grayish-blue textured background.

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Mississippi Makes Move Toward State-Funded Public Defenders With ‘Day 1’ Experiment

by Caleb Bedillion and The Marshall Project - Jackson June 18, 2025January 30, 2026