In-Depth Archives - Page 15 of 20 - Mississippi Free Press

In-Depth

Under the Surface, Part 1: Jackson Residents Struggle from Neglected Water System

What does it mean to be without water? It is innumerable small humiliations: the splash of a toilet flushed with a bucket, days on end without a shower, no clean clothes. It is weeks without a cooked meal, a sink full of unclean dishes, brushing one’s teeth with water from a bottle, if a bottle can be found. For Tamiko and Otis Smith and many others, it is something far more dangerous.

Nick Judin March 13, 2021

A white doghouse with the Mississippi Critterz name painted on it sits outside the shelter

In-Depth

Grim Discoveries: How Workers at Oxford Animal Shelter Exposed Neglect, Abuse

Former employees of an Oxford animal shelter accused operators and co-workers of animal abuse and neglect, leading to an emergency meeting and its temporary closure last week.The shelter in question, Mississippi Critterz, is a nonprofit organization contracting with the city of Oxford and Lafayette County. On Monday, March 8, Oxford Alderman Janice Antonow, who is the city liaison with the shelter, announced that it will be temporarily closed.

Christian Middleton March 11, 2021

a photo of Tate Reeves signing a bill with lawmakers standing behind him

In-Depth

‘Lives of Trans Kids in Danger’ As Reeves Signs Sports Bill, Org Says

LGBTQ rights advocates say that Gov. Tate Reeves put transgender teen and young adult lives “in danger” today by signing Senate Bill 2536, “The Mississippi Fairness Act,” banning transgender students at public schools and colleges from participating in sports teams that match their gender.

Ashton Pittman March 11, 2021

Senator Angela Hill speaks on the Senate floor in 2020

In-Depth

Gov. Reeves to Sign Anti-Trans Athletes Bill Despite Risks to Economy, College Sports

Transgender teen and adult athletes in Mississippi could be forced out of sports teams that align with their gender or give up sports altogether after the Mississippi House approved Senate Bill 2536, sending it to Gov. Tate Reeves’ desk.

Ashton Pittman March 4, 2021

Eddie Lee Howard wearing a blue long sleeve shirt and medical mask with arms raised out

In-Depth

Eddie Lee Howard: Free After 26 Years on Death Row Due to Faulty Bite-Mark ‘Evidence’

Eddie Lee Howard served 26 years on death row at the Mississippi Penitentiary at Parchman before his conviction was overturned. In his case, discredited medical examiner Steven Hayne relied on unreliable bite-mark evidence from Dr. Michael West. Howard isn’t the only man such evidence sent to prison.

John McGee February 21, 2021

In-Depth

Sen. Wicker Says ‘No’ on Biden Stimulus ‘Spending Bill’ After Backing Trump ‘Relief Packages’

Echoing arguments he last made when another Democrat, Barack Obama, was president, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker spoke out against President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats’ $1.9-trillion economic-stimulus plan today, claiming it “would add to the mountain of debt that our children and grandchildren will have to pay.”

Ashton Pittman February 15, 2021

In-Depth

‘The Old Threadbare Lie’: Oxford Lynching Memorial Must Mention ‘Murder’ of White Woman

A monument dedicated to the seven known lynching victims in Lafayette County will go up on the lawn of the county courthouse in Oxford. But it will include language stipulating that one of the men lynched was accused of “murdering” a white woman although he was never convicted of the alleged crime.

Christian Middleton February 13, 2021

In-Depth

In Mississippi, COVID-19 Exceeds Great Influenza’s 1918 Death Toll

In 2020, Mississippi recorded the highest mortality rate since 1918—when the Great Influenza swept the state, killing thousands.

Ashton Pittman February 4, 2021

In-Depth

Drug Overdose Deaths Explode in Mississippi and Nation. Some Experts Blame COVID-19.

While overdose deaths were already increasing in the months preceding the novel coronavirus disease pandemic, the CDC says the latest numbers suggest an acceleration of overdose deaths during the pandemic.

Debbie Skipper February 3, 2021

Category: In-Depth

Under the Surface, Part 1: Jackson Residents Struggle from Neglected Water System

Grim Discoveries: How Workers at Oxford Animal Shelter Exposed Neglect, Abuse

‘Lives of Trans Kids in Danger’ As Reeves Signs Sports Bill, Org Says

Gov. Reeves to Sign Anti-Trans Athletes Bill Despite Risks to Economy, College Sports

Eddie Lee Howard: Free After 26 Years on Death Row Due to Faulty Bite-Mark ‘Evidence’

Sen. Wicker Says ‘No’ on Biden Stimulus ‘Spending Bill’ After Backing Trump ‘Relief Packages’

‘The Old Threadbare Lie’: Oxford Lynching Memorial Must Mention ‘Murder’ of White Woman

In Mississippi, COVID-19 Exceeds Great Influenza’s 1918 Death Toll

Drug Overdose Deaths Explode in Mississippi and Nation. Some Experts Blame COVID-19.

ABOUT MFP

contact info

Quick Links

newsletter

MEMBERSHIPS