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Feds find 'severe, systemic' problems in Mississippi prison

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department has released the findings of its two-year investigation of a Mississippi prison. The department says Wednesday that the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman violated inmates' constitutional…

Governor Reeves Signs Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Act

JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today signed House Bill 606, the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Act, into law. The legislation creates the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, and the legislature has appropriated $10 million for the fund. “Mississippi is the most…