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Abuse of power
Simpson County family files $150 million lawsuit in Taser-related death
A federal lawsuit filed by the family of Jared Padgett accuses Simpson County deputies of “an exercise of brute, mortal force inflicted to needlessly kill a young man who needed medical attention.”
This investigative series looks in to the justice system in Mississippi and how local law enforcement might be abusing their power.
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A Mississippi Today investigation into suffering, secrecy and the business of prison health care. Read The Series
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Ridgeland data center faces Mississippi energy giants’ opposition
What to know about the Southern Poverty Law Center as it faces federal fraud charges
Mississippi lawmakers face pressure to counter looming federal cuts to health care after punting this session
Mississippi’s congressional delegation is far wealthier than the average Mississippian
Greenwood Leflore Hospital files for bankruptcy amid UMMC takeover negotiations
Mississippi law school is the first in the Southeast to require AI education
Cartoons by Marshall Ramsey
Mississippi has one of the smallest immigrant populations, yet it is home to the second largest ICE detention facility in the entire country – the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez.
To report on ICE detention in Mississippi, we want to talk to people who are familiar with the Adams County Correctional Center. Do you have information that Mississippians should know?
Mississippi Today Ideas
Fellow Mississippians share fact-based perspectives on the state’s past, present, and, most importantly, its future. Have a perspective to share? We’re open to submissions
Each year since 2022, Mississippi has been paid tens of millions of opioid settlement dollars, money that is supposed to help respond to the overdose public health crisis. But 15% of those dollars — the money controlled by the state’s towns, cities and counties — is unrestricted and being spent with almost no public knowledge. Mississippi Today spent the summer finding out how almost every local government receiving money has been managing the money over the past three years.
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Reporters investigated 42 homicides inside the Mississippi prison system over the last decade and why almost none of the killers were prosecuted.
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The other Side Podcast
Mississippi Today’s political team brings you intimate access to the most connected players and observers in Mississippi politics.
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Crooked Letter Sports Podcast
Mississippi-centric sports talk and stories podcast with Mississippi Today’s 14-time Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year Rick Cleveland and Scorebook Live senior reporter Tyler Cleveland.
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