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Mississippi Department of Health Executive Director Diana Mikula told a federal court that she wants …

Will a Court Force Mississippi to Change on Mental Health?

In a 2017 report, ProPublica identified more than 100 cases in which Mississippians with mental illnesses were spending long periods in jail waiting for a bed or evaluation from the state hospital.

A high point of Donna Ladd’s investigations of Frank Melton came when then-DA Faye Peterson …

EDITOR'S NOTE: Journalism Can Beat the Hell Out of You, But It Must Go On

"When you get into this crazy business for the express purpose of having positive impact, you make it happen no matter what and find people who share the same drive to help you."

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Felicia Bell

Eritaj" means "inheritance" in Haitian Creole, and Felicia Bell, owner of Eritaj Cafe in the Kundi Compound, has inherited much.

Mississippi currently has four charter schools operating in Jackson, including Midtown Public Charter School (pictured), …

Applications for 4 Mississippi Charter Schools Move Forward

Groups seeking to open four charter schools in Mississippi are moving forward, while one group is being rejected.

President Donald Trump lost a major Twitter fight Tuesday when a federal appeals court said …

Court to Trump: Blocking Twitter Critics is Unconstitutional

President Donald Trump lost a major Twitter fight Tuesday when a federal appeals court said that his daily musings and pronouncements were overwhelmingly official in nature and that he violated the First Amendment whenever he blocked a critic to silence a viewpoint.

Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Pelicia Hall requested $7 million this year for staff increases, …

Prison Breakouts a Result of 'Mass Incarceration,' Mississippi Orgs Say

Three prison inmates may not have escaped last week if not for Mississippi's "mass incarceration problem," a group of civil-rights organizations said in a press statement on Friday.