Lexington residents settle lawsuits against police department and ex-chiefs Federal lawsuits settled Monday accused Lexington police of excessive force, unlawful search and seizures, retaliatory arrests and detentions… https://mississippitoday.org/2026/08/03/lexington-lawsuits-police-department/

Lexington residents settle lawsuits against police department and ex-chiefs

Federal lawsuits settled Monday accused Lexington police of excessive force, unlawful search and seizures, retaliatory arrests and detentions without due process.

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Adapting to public pushback, the Trump administration is pivoting to expand immigration detention bedspace nationwide.

ICE Is Trading Warehouses for Old Prisons

Adapting to public pushback, the Trump administration is pivoting to expand immigration detention bedspace nationwide.

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At Fox Run, a home for kids in treatment backed by a multi-billion dollar company, residents and former staff detail a litany of trauma. One former resident told us, “I would rather be dead outside in the snow” than spend another night inside.

How Fox Run Treatment Center Traumatized Troubled Children

Kids at the facility went as far as hurting themselves and others to escape. Here’s what they were running from.

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@semble.so Any chance of getting a filtering option within a collection that allows the user to specify the display sequence?

SCOTUS today upheld a Mississippi grace period law for late-arriving mailed ballots sent by election day. There's a prison voting angle on this issue in Mississippi, which imposes a lifetime voting ban on some people with felony convictions but allows others to vote from prison.

From me and @ayewolfe.bsky.social : In Mississippi, District Attorney Jody Owens filed his latest campaign finance report months late. It's full of math errors. The report also contains transactions that correspond to some details from a federal indictment charging Owens with bribery.

Conditions Inside Cuyahoga County Jail Amid Heatwave, No Air Conditioning: “They had us locked up because they were saying they didn't have enough correctional officers, so they couldn't let us out. It was draining my body.” www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/03/c...

What It Was Like Inside a Stifling Cuyahoga County Jail Without Power

Cuyahoga County officials say no one incarcerated in the jail needed treatment for heat illness. People inside say it was life-threatening.

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The Mississippi Supreme Court is now requiring greater transparency from the local judges who largely manage the state's patchwork public defense systems. In a recent letter, Chief Justice Michael Randolph told circuit judges to file written public defense plans by Sept. 5.

Want to know how Mississippi lawmakers might impact the state's legal system? The Marshall Project's team in Jackson has published a tool you can use to monitor bills that state lawmakers are considering. We'll keep it updated as things change.

The Mississippi Legislature is considering a raft of bills that could impact prisons, policing and courts in the state. The Marshall Project - Jackson has just published a tool to help you keep up with state lawmakers might do. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/02/14/m...

Use Our Interactive Mississippi Justice Bill Tracker to Stay Informed

Use our interactive bill tracker to stay informed on changes to courts, policing, prisons and more.

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Groups question why Wednesday, instead of Thursday is the cutoff for counting absentee votes as a close court election hangs in the balance.

Civil rights organizations ask Secretary Watson to explain mail-in ballot 'confusion'

Groups question why Wednesday, instead of Thursday is the cutoff for counting absentee votes as a close court election hangs in the balance.

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The Marshall Project has a starter pack! go.bsky.app/2oPnQyH

it's stunning that even though most counties reported vote changes during the recount, the overall margin stayed exactly the same. it's an important reminder that recounts are extremely unlikely to produce meaningful changes because it's improbable that most errors will go in the same direction.

Bryan Anderson@bryanranderson.bsky.social · 2y ago

JUST IN: North Carolina recount results are finalized for state Supreme Court race. There was no net change. Riggs maintains the 734-vote lead she had going into the recount.

Mississippi Today@mississippitoday.org · 2y ago

State elections official says the winner of Tuesday's runoff election between Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens and Jenifer Branning likely won’t be declared until the week of Dec. 2. buff.ly/412klej

Mississippi Supreme Court runoff, COMPLETE election day + absentee vote totals in HINDS COUNTY. These numbers are lackluster for incumbent Jim Kitchens. Challenger Jenifer Branning is in a very good position to hold her lead.

Just a reminder that there's a federal civil rights lawsuit pending a district court decision as to whether Mississippi's central Supreme Court district is racially gerrymandered to dilute Black voting strength.

Mississippi Supreme Court runoff complete ELECTION DAY total for Hinds County below. This does NOT include absentees. This is not great for Kitchens. Explanation below.

The Associated Press is now reporting the same numbers I got earlier for Holmes County.

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Holmes County just dropped 95% of its votes, narrowing Branning's lead to 1,642, or 50.7%-49.3%. 10% of Hinds County is still out, along with absentees in several counties.

Mississippi Supreme Court runoff update: I just spoke with the Holmes County Circuit Clerk's office. These numbers below are unofficial, election-day totals with absentees not included. Branning: 373 Kitchens: 1,710

🚨 Complete Rankin County numbers are in! www2.rankincounty.org/results/publ...

Incredibly, the Mississippi Supreme Court runoff is going to come down to *absentee* votes. To that end, Rankin County just posted its final precinct and its absentees. Branning is now up by 2,351 statewide. (Note: AP is running behind Rankin County's website.) www2.rankincounty.org/results/publ...

apnews.com/article/miss... Candidates in tight race for #Mississippi Supreme Court as Amy St. Pe' wins Court of Appeals seat

Candidates in tight race for Mississippi Supreme Court as St. Pe' wins Court of Appeals seat

Amy St. Pe’ has won an open seat on the Mississippi Court of Appeals. State Sen. Jenifer Branning and Justice Jim Kitchens were in a tight race late Tuesday as votes were still being counted in a runo...

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Just a little insight for folks following Mississippi Supreme Court runoff results: Everything we're seeing is reported by the Associated Press, with its network of election stringers. The state will not report any numbers until after each county certifies.

Today in Mississippi, incumbent Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens face an opponent in a runoff election. Let's look at Kitchens' record in one important area: the Sixth Amendment right to an attorney.

@dajaehenry.com of Marshall Project is another Mississippi journalist you can follow on here now! @calebbedillion.bsky.social too!

Daja E. Henry@dajaehenry.com · 2y ago

Today is Election Day (again) in #Mississippi! Supreme Court justices make important decisions that could mean life or death. Learn more about the candidates here:

Remember! Runoff elections in Mississippi tomorrow for seats on the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court runoff will see incumbent Justice Jim Kitchens, a moderate-to-liberal justice, running against Jenifer Branning, one of the most conservative state senators.

After the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this year left in place Mississippi's very strict felony disenfranchisement law, plaintiffs are now appealing to the US Supreme Court. Here's the cert petition: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

Next week, there's a Supreme Court runoff election in Mississippi that could possibly shift a conservative court that's been trending even more hostile toward criminal defendants. For @themarshallproject.org and @bolts.bsky.social www.themarshallproject.org/2024/11/20/m...

Mississippi’s Supreme Court Runoff Could Impact Criminal Cases

After the surprise defeat of one justice, the outcome of the Nov. 26 runoff between another justice and his challenger could change the court’s outlook.

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