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Foretold 'uprising' hits cash-starved Mississippi prisons

By JEFF AMY and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Prison officials in Mississippi long ago warned that they needed money to hire more guards and pay them better or else the state's prison system could experience…

Man sentenced to seven years for felony DUI

A Gulfport man has been sentenced to several years in prison after pleading guilty to his seventh DUI. John Langston, 50, has been sentenced to seven years to serve without parole for felony driving under the influence on August 16th,…

Witness Protection Bill Signed Into Law

If someone threatened your life if you testified against them in court, would you do it? Prosecutors are hoping a new law signed by Governor Phil Bryant will encourage more witnesses to take the stand. House Bill 13-67 stiffens penalties…

Former State Senator To Plead Guilty

Former State Senator "Irb Benjamin" is expected to become the sixth person to plead guilty in Mississippi's Prison Contract Bribery Scandal. Benjamin has filed notice he plans to plead guilty on October 18. He's accused paying bribes to former Corrections…

Scott Walker Released From Halfway House

Scott Walker was released from a halfway house this morning after completing his sentence for public corruption convictions. The former business consultant was sentenced in July of 2014 for convictions of fraud and conspiracy to defraud the government. The charges…