‘It’s Filthy; Lights Don’t Work’: Judge Declares Hinds County Inmates Live in Unsafe Conditions
U.S. Southern District of Mississippi Judge Carlton Reeves wrote his second contempt order against Hinds County leadership on the A-Pod of the 596-bed facility, which opened in 1994.
New Learning Resource Owners Plead Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud, Laundering Charges
Nancy New and Zach New of New Learning Resources Inc. have pleaded guilty to a series of federal charges including wire fraud and money laundering. They admit that they fraudulently acquired millions of dollars from the Mississippi Department of Education in reimbursement for special-needs education services and personally benefited from the money.
Gov. Reeves Signs ‘Equal Pay’ Bill Into Law in Mississippi: ‘A Day To Be Remembered’
Mississippi is no longer the sole state without an equal-pay law on the books after Gov. Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act into law Thursday with state Attorney General Lynn Fitch at his side.
