Statewide News
State’s lack of jail inspections a disaster in the making, lawyer says
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today April 17, 2023 Mississippi’s failure to require inspections in jails bodes disaster, says the lawyer who oversaw jail and prison conditions for decades. In 2017,...
Mississippi Museum of Art Announces Featured in the 2023 Mississippi Invitational
The Mississippi Museum of Art today announced 15 artists participating in the 2023 Mississippi Invitational exhibition, a survey of recent works created by contemporary visual artists living and...
ACLU workers are unionizing
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today April 18, 2023 Staff members of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi and other Southern states are unionizing. Workers of the nonprofit in Mississippi,...
CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ANNOUNCES WINNER OF MISSISSIPPI’S 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2023 ART COMPETITION
United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced winners of the 2023 Second Congressional "Artistic Discovery" Art Competition. This year's 1st Place winner is Arthur Davis from...
GREGORY NAMED AMONG MBJ’S TOP 40 UNDER 40
Mississippi Main Street Association’s Executive Director Thomas Gregory was recently named among the Mississippi Business Journal’s (MBJ’s) 2023 Top 40 Under 40 award honorees. MBJ’s Top 40 Under...
Bill’s mandatory minimum sentences would worsen state’s soaring prison population, criminal justice advocates say
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today April 14, 2023 Legislation awaiting Gov. Tate Reeves' signature would set mandatory minimum sentences for carjacking and fleeing law enforcement – a move that...