One Privilege to be Missing for State Prisoners: Conjugal Visits
JACKSON, Miss.–If you’re headed to prison, one privilege you will be missing in a Mississippi lock-up: conjugal visits, or basically, sex with your spouse on...
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How He Got Away: FCI Yazoo Doesn’t List Much About Inmate Escape
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YAZOO CITY, Miss.–Information on an escaped inmate from the federal prison in Yazoo City was scant, other than his vitals. Elizeo Martinez, a 40-year-old Hispanic...
Cochran on Farm Bill: “We are Making Progress”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss), ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry commission, offered assurance on Friday that the farm bill is...
Men Accused of Transporting Meth Plead Not Guilty
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WAVELAND, Miss. — Two men who are accused of having eight kilograms of meth said they were not guilty Thursday in federal court....
Campaign Starting: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”
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JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has started its “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign in the state....
Meet The Trash Bag Gang: MBN Says These Guys Knocked Over a Pharmacy for 6,500 Doses
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ACKERMAN, Miss.–The Trash Bag Gang is in jail in Choctaw County. The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the MBI said the three burglarized a pharmacy...
The Deal That Could Save You Heartache: How Your DC Lawmakers Voted on the Budget Compromise
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The budget compromise in Washington that could prevent another government shutdown from happening passed easily in the U.S. House, 332-94. Mississippi Republicans voted for...
If You Love the Sun, Saturday Won’t Be Your Day
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JACKSON, Miss.–If you’ve gotten used to these nice, sunny days, well get ready. Saturday is likely gonna be a washout. The good news is, most...
Keeping Your Kids Safe: Ex-Substitute Teacher To Be Sentenced for Enticement
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MOOREVILLE, Miss.–Maybe the best policy for a teacher is not to have much contact with a student beyond the classroom. Matthew Whitt’s situation could probably...
Police May Have Been at Fault: Statutory Rapist Gets New Trial
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COLUMBUS, Miss.–It’s very important that police go exactly by the book and make sure when they reada prisoner his rights that he understands them fully...