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Mugshots of Gregory Case and Brandon Case

MFP Voices

Brookhaven’s Black Police Chief Is Blind to Severe Racist Reality

Gregory Case and Brandon Case’s alleged actions sent a strong message through the overall symbolism of timing. It’s apparent that Brookhaven not only still has a serious race problem, but the town is plagued by a documented history of systemic brutality against Black people. It’s also apparent that Police Chief Collins is disconnected from a severe reality of the community he leads.

LaWanda Dickens February 11, 2022

In-Depth

Strong Arms of JXN: Credible Messengers Use Experiences to Prevent Violence

John Knight, Terun Moore and Benny Ivey have all experienced life in prison and now mentor criminal-justice-system-involved young people as credible messengers with the Strong Arms of JXN, which launched in 2018. The Strong Arms of JXN gathers formerly incarcerated individuals devoted to showing young people alternate paths from the ones they at one point chose and have since turned away from.

Kayode Crown January 25, 2022

BWC

‘He Was a Good Son’: COVID-19 Amplified Jackson Violence, Inequities for Black Families

Found dead on the side of a road in South Jackson, Tramaine Green was one of 128 homicides in Jackson in 2020. In her overview introducing the Hinds County chapter of our “(In)Equity and Resilience: Black Women Women and Systemic Barriers” collaboration with the Jackson Advocate, reporter Aliyah Veal tells one family’s story of navigating COVID-19, gun violence and being ignored by police through the pandemic—and the pandemic-magnified causes of crime and inequities that have long affected their path to success.

Aliyah Veal January 19, 2022

News

Mississippi Parolees Paying for Supervision May Perpetuate More Criminality for Poor

Parolees in Mississippi must pay a $55 monthly fee, which can become an added burden on those released from prison, respondents say

Kayode Crown November 22, 2021

In-Depth

A Chance to Live: Engaging Business Community, Restorative Justice to Reduce Incarceration

After applying for 43 vacancies in northern Mississippi and being denied every one of them after his time in prison, former Columbus, Miss., Councilman Kamal Karriem is now advocating for the business community to open its doors to people like him as a measure against recidivism.

Kayode Crown November 4, 2021

MFP Voices

Mississippi Activists Demand Transparency from Police Departments in Deadly Force Cases

The recent deaths of Robert Loggins of Grenada, Miss., Damien Cameron of Braxton, Miss., and 3-month-old La’Mello Parker in Biloxi, Miss., continue to negatively affect each respective community. Their deaths involve accusations of police officers using excessive force, which further burdens their families today.

Leo Carney November 3, 2021

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Investigations

Who Killed Angela Parker? Jackson Man Condemned to Life in Prison in 1998 Claims Innocence

Blood was all over the place. Early on Monday, July 21, 1997, an assailant stabbed 36-year-old Angela Parker six times in her apartment at 531 Hartfield St. in Jackson.The attacker choked and beat the Kentucky Fried Chicken cook who also worked at Von Schrader General Maintenance to support her three children.

Kayode Crown October 28, 2021

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In-Depth

One Jail’s Tale: Hinds County Detention Center At Risk of Federal Takeover

The jail designed to improve conditions for detainees has faced a myriad of problems: structural deficiencies, chronic understaffing and poor management. But fixing those problems have been elusive under whatever sheriff and Hinds County Board of Supervisors are in elected office at a given time. Now, 27 years later, the federal government may take over the Hinds County Detention Center, wresting control from local officials.

Kayode Crown October 15, 2021

Picture of late former Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith at the door of the hall where he laid in state

People

‘Loved By Many’: Public Says Farewell to Former Hinds County DA Robert Smith

Before he served as district attorney, Robert Shyler Smith was a prosecutor with the City of Jackson and a public defender with Hinds County, but became a private defense attorney involved in many high-profile cases.

Kayode Crown September 17, 2021

Brookhaven’s Black Police Chief Is Blind to Severe Racist Reality

Strong Arms of JXN: Credible Messengers Use Experiences to Prevent Violence

‘He Was a Good Son’: COVID-19 Amplified Jackson Violence, Inequities for Black Families

Mississippi Parolees Paying for Supervision May Perpetuate More Criminality for Poor

A Chance to Live: Engaging Business Community, Restorative Justice to Reduce Incarceration

Mississippi Activists Demand Transparency from Police Departments in Deadly Force Cases

Who Killed Angela Parker? Jackson Man Condemned to Life in Prison in 1998 Claims Innocence

One Jail’s Tale: Hinds County Detention Center At Risk of Federal Takeover

‘Loved By Many’: Public Says Farewell to Former Hinds County DA Robert Smith

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