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Refugees Locked Up In Mississippi: ‘Family Values?’

Private prisons in Mississippi used to house immigrants who committed felonies; now they're housing refugees. Ashton Pittman reports.

U.S. Attorney in Mississippi: 'We're Coming After You'

U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst help a press conference to boast of overseeing the "largest" workplace immigration raids in U.S. history.

How to Help Children, Families After Mississippi ICE Raids

A growing collection of many ways to help and donate in the wake of the Mississippi ICE raids.

The JFP's Work on Public Transparency

The Jackson Free Press has been long dedicated to public accountability, access to records and open meetings. Here's our full archive. (Image courtesy National Press Foundation)

More Love Than Hate

From Nipsey Hussle to Lil Lonnie, rappers’ deaths are sobering, but those lost still inspire.

Mississippi, Ole Miss and the Brexit Boys

The JFP’s coverage of an odd band of compatriots working together in Mississippi.

A History of Education Funding in Mississippi

JFP coverage of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program

Men, It's Time to Solve Sexism

Men, women haven't been put on this planet to meet our needs or coddle our egos.

Media: Horse-Race Election Reporting Signifies Nothing

With horse-race reporting, Mississippi media buries candidates who want to focus on real issues.

Of Breast Cancer and the Warrior's Life

Donna Ladd's post that revealed her breast cancer and set ground rules for what happened next.

Ending Breast Cancer Disparities

Read more about disparities in treatment and prevention on the Susan G. Komen website.

Dossier: Donna Ladd Eye on Mississippi

Read the Jackson Free Press editor's weekly report on government and media accountability in Mississippi.

Dossier: Donna Ladd Eye on Mississippi

Read the Jackson Free Press editor's weekly report on government and media accountability in Mississippi.

Dossier: Donna Ladd's Eye on Mississippi

Read the Jackson Free Press editor's weekly report on government and media accountability in Mississippi.

Behind Mississippi's Higher Ed Curtain

Follow the controversies inside Mississippi's universities, the money behind them and the controversies inside the Institutions of Higher Learning.

Dive Into the JFP Documents Morgue

We dig for the documents you deserve to see. Poke around years of material in our morgue.

White Supremacists Caught at Emmett Till Memorial Making Propaganda Film

Read Ashton Pittman's breaking story and see video of white supremacists scurrying away from the Emmett Till marker when alarms went off.

News Wars: The Rise and Fall of The Clarion-Ledger

Valerie Wells charts the history of The Clarion-Ledger from virulent racism, to a period of glory, back to darker corporate-journalism days under Gannett ownership.

Mississippi Democratic Party Needs to Overhaul Strategies, Outreach, Diversity

Donna Ladd writes that Angie Thomas is leaving Mississippi—and calls for Mississippi Dems to truly invite all voices to the table going forward.

Running While Black—Dem AG Nominee Reveals Privilege, Ghosts Faced in Race

Jennifer Riley Collins, the Democratic nominee for Mississippi attorney general in 2019, challenges her own party to do better.