Chokwe Antar Lumumba, who previously called the charges against him a form of “political prosecution,” lost his bid to win ...
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As prison populations see major declines nationally, recent data indicated that Mississippi is one of five states heading in the opposite direction. Much of the nationwide ...
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Jackson man was sentenced to 27.5 years in federal prison for charges relating to a “sextortion” ...
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced a Mississippi man was sentenced for illegally buying and selling ...
Solitary confinement in Mississippi prisons has persisted for decades despite its negative effects on mental health. A 2024 Department of Justice investigation found conditions in restrictive housing ...
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A Jackson man was sentenced to 40 years Wednesday in connection to a 2025 deadly shooting, according to Interim Hinds County ...