JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On June 17, Mississippi Transportation Commission Chairman Willie Simmons presented Jackson Mayor ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As prison populations see major declines nationally, recent data indicated that Mississippi is one of five states heading in the opposite direction. Much of the nationwide ...

Solitary confinement in Mississippi prisons has persisted for decades despite its negative effects on mental health. A 2024 Department of Justice investigation found conditions in restrictive housing ...

Ashla Hudson, mother of murder victim Carlos Collins, comments on Marcus Johnson's life in prison sentence on Feb. 13, 2026, in Jackson, MS.

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