Inside Mississippi’s false promise of putting the Family First

The news that Mississippi was revamping its foster care system had reached countless officials, churches and charities across the state before Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Dawn Beam realized: The plan was never going to take root.

News, Mississippi NewsJerry MitchellJuly 24, 2022Phil Bryant, Gov Bryant, low-income, welfare funds, TANF, Nancy New, embezzlement, arrested, Justice Dawn Beam, Mississippi Supreme Court, foster care, Family First Intiative, poverty

Did the Mississippi Supreme Court just steal the people’s right to vote?

Armed with a technicality, the Mississippi Supreme Court opened fire on medical marijuana. Now both it and the voters’ right to referendum are dead, dead, dead.

News, Mississippi NewsJerry MitchellMay 17, 2021Mississippi Supreme Court, medical marijuana, voters, referendum, voters rights

Supreme Court says life without parole should be rare for juveniles. It’s far from rare in Mississippi.

Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that life without parole should be “rare” for juveniles, Mississippi continues to sentence two-thirds of these teens to die in prison.