Tightening Control Over Corrections: Two Senate Bills Watching Where the Money Goes
JACKSON, Miss.–With the recent indictment of long-time former Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps and a new task force looking into what went wrong and how deep...
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Report on Corrections Going to Gov.: No Bid Contracts Should Be a No Go
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JACKSON, Miss.–Eliminating the possibility of corruption is the end goal of a task force created by Gov. Bryant after former Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps and...
Mississippi Democrat Claims Contract Policy Gateway to Graft and Corruption
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JACKSON, Miss. – State Rep. David Baria, D-Waveland, Friday called for a legislative hearing to discuss recent corruption charges against former Mississippi Department of Corrections...
Trying to Change the Law: Convicted Doctor Making the Rounds to Get Her License Back
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JACKSON, Miss.–Healing has been the goal of Dr. Kentrell Liddell all her life, but she’s been spending some time trying to mend her own life...
Another Miss. Prison Stabbing, This Time an Inmate is Dead
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LEAKSVILLE, Miss.–A stabbing at the prison in Leaksville killed 37-year-old inmate Merlin Littleton and a fellow inmate is being questioned. Now the Dept. of Corrections...
Miss. News Briefs: To Catch a Would-Be Kidnapper; Philadelphia Domestic Stabbing
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GULFPORT, Miss.–If you have kids, you know that you’ve got all kinds of reasons to worry. Add one more to the list: a possible kidnapper....
The Law of the Land: New Laws Take Effect Today, Including “Religious Freedom”. “Katie’s Law”
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JACKSON, Miss.–If you or someone in your family has ever been the victim of a violent crime, you may be able to take some comfort...
Pot, Meth and a Gun: Why a Corrections Officer Ended Up Behind Bars
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PEARL, Miss.–If you work for the Miss. Dept. of Corrections, you should know that you are subject to more scrutiny than the average Joe. Johnny...
Burritos and a Sandwich Filled With Pot and Tobacco, Corrections Officers Charged With Contraband
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PHOTOS: Courtesy, Dept. of Corrections PEARL, Miss.–You’ve got to give it up for these two corrections officers who are now well on the way to...
Keeping Crooks in Prison Longer and Your Gun Rights: A Couple of Bills in the Miss. Legislature
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JACKSON, Miss.–If you’re interested in seeing violent offenders having to serve their sentences with fewer privileges and if you’re interested in gun rights, you should...