A Mississippi sheriff's deputy who was involved in the hours-long torture of two Black men, including one he shot in the mouth, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a Jackson court this morning.
The other five members of the Rankin County "goon squad" will be sentenced between today and Thursday:
The other five members of the Rankin County "goon squad" will be sentenced between today and Thursday:
01:42 PM - Mar 19, 2024
NEW: Mississippi has incorrect, missing, outdated or incomplete information for the locations and addresses of 90 polling places in its database.
But the state's polling place locator tool relies on that same database, known as SEMS, to tell voters where to go to cast a ballot.
But the state's polling place locator tool relies on that same database, known as SEMS, to tell voters where to go to cast a ballot.
01:49 PM - Mar 15, 2024
Russia is not having an election.
Russia is having a coronation dressed up as an election to give it a thin veneer of democratic legitimacy.
But it is not an election.
And this could soon be America's future, too.
Russia is having a coronation dressed up as an election to give it a thin veneer of democratic legitimacy.
But it is not an election.
And this could soon be America's future, too.
01:47 PM - Mar 15, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
NEW: U.S. House Rep. Michael Guest of Mississippi, the House Ethics Committee chairman, will file a resolution to expel George Santos from Congress in the morning.
His office tells me a statement on the expulsion resolution is coming soon.
https://www.mississippifreepress.
His office tells me a statement on the expulsion resolution is coming soon.
https://www.mississippifreepress.
10:36 PM - Nov 16, 2023
NEWS: Joshua Brown was arrested for the murder of Jackson State student Jaylen Burns on Oct. 19.
But his family shared surveillance footage and GPS data that they say shows he was 90 miles away at the time of the murder.
But his family shared surveillance footage and GPS data that they say shows he was 90 miles away at the time of the murder.
03:46 PM - Nov 10, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
Mississippi's state election system has missing, incomplete, incorrect or outdated addresses for at least 92 voting precincts.
The state's online polling place locator relies on this data to tell voters where to go—and sent some to the wrong place today.
https://www.mississippifreepress.
The state's online polling place locator relies on this data to tell voters where to go—and sent some to the wrong place today.
https://www.mississippifreepress.
07:00 PM - Nov 07, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
NEW: Mississippi voters were left in line for hours as election officials printed new ballots after at least 9 Hinds County polling places ran out.
Local officials attribute the shortages in Mississippi's largest county to unexpectedly high turnout.
https://www.mississippifreepress.
Local officials attribute the shortages in Mississippi's largest county to unexpectedly high turnout.
https://www.mississippifreepress.
06:57 PM - Nov 07, 2023
NEW: Brett Favre's sworn testimony in the Mississippi welfare scandal has been pushed back to December—after the November statewide elections—at the request of State attorneys and his own attorneys.
No reason for moving the deposition was given.
No reason for moving the deposition was given.
06:22 PM - Oct 10, 2023
BREAKING: The Mississippi Legislature's effort to mandate four state-appointed circuit court judges in majority-Black Jackson is unconstitutional, the Mississippi Supreme Court just ruled.
It's a big victory for opponents of #HB1020 .
https://www.mississippifre...
It's a big victory for opponents of #HB1020 .
https://www.mississippifre...
04:48 PM - Sep 21, 2023
Elon Musk now says he is planning to charge *everyone* to use Twitter—not just verified users.
02:28 PM - Sep 18, 2023
NEW: Jackson's new parks and recreation director is Steve Hutton.
Mayor Lumumba says he hopes residents will look past the appointee's 2021 felony conviction for promoting prostitution.
Mayor Lumumba says he hopes residents will look past the appointee's 2021 felony conviction for promoting prostitution.
02:24 PM - Sep 14, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
Speaker McCarthy, who warned in 2019 that Speaker Pelosi could not open an impeachment inquiry into Trump without a vote of the full House, just opened an impeachment inquiry into Biden without a vote without a vote of the full house.
There's no evidence of Biden wrongdoing.
There's no evidence of Biden wrongdoing.
12:41 PM - Sep 12, 2023
NEWS: The Mississippi Free Press asked a court to hold that the Legislature is a "public body" under the law and that the House GOP Caucus must stop holding secret closed-door meetings and make them open to the public.
Last year, the Ethics Commission said the Legislature is not a "public body."
Last year, the Ethics Commission said the Legislature is not a "public body."
09:43 PM - Sep 11, 2023
BREAKING: Mississippi House Rep. Nick Bain, the author of the ban on gender-affirming care for minors, has conceded his GOP primary to gun store owner Brad Mattox.
GOP opponents criticized Bain for his 2020 vote to change the racist former state flag.
GOP opponents criticized Bain for his 2020 vote to change the racist former state flag.
10:41 PM - Sep 06, 2023
NEW: An Indianola Police officer pointed a gun at Kelvin Franklin, repeatedly tased and choked him all while the 33-year-old U.S. Army staff sergeant was handcuffed, he alleges in a lawsuit.
The officer was suspended in June after he shot an 11-year-old boy in the chest.
The officer was suspended in June after he shot an 11-year-old boy in the chest.
09:38 PM - Sep 05, 2023
BREAKING: New text messages reveal that Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves' brother, Todd Reeves, helped coordinate Brett Favre's efforts to repay $1.1 million he received in welfare funds to record ads and give speeches.
The governor released the texts today.
The governor released the texts today.
07:53 PM - Aug 31, 2023
NEW: The “Heartstopper” books have been restricted to the adult section of the Columbia-Marion County Public Library and now require parental permission.
Now, the residents who pushed to ban the gay coming-of-age series are targeting 14 other YA books.
Now, the residents who pushed to ban the gay coming-of-age series are targeting 14 other YA books.
08:02 PM - Aug 18, 2023
NEW: The "Heartstopper" graphic novels have been pulled from the shelves of the Columbia-Marion County Library after residents called them "pornographic" and said "homosexuals" are using the chaste gay teen love story "to recruit your kids."
10:23 AM - Aug 18, 2023
NEW: A judge has declared a mistrial for two white men accused of shooting at a Black FedEx driver.
The judge said he had “no choice” because a police detective withheld evidence. FedEx driver D’Monterrio Gibson’s attorney is asking the DOJ to step in.
The judge said he had “no choice” because a police detective withheld evidence. FedEx driver D’Monterrio Gibson’s attorney is asking the DOJ to step in.
12:57 PM - Aug 17, 2023
“She is likely to be under investigation for many years, and also it will probably end up—in my opinion—in a criminal trial."
–Donald Trump on Hillary Clinton, November 3, 2016
–Donald Trump on Hillary Clinton, November 3, 2016
10:12 PM - Aug 14, 2023
"(A Rankin officer) mounted a dildo on a BB gun and forced it in Parker’s mouth. One threatened to sodomize the men with the sex toy. He only stopped when he grabbed the back of Jenkins’ pants & realized his victim had defecated himself."
By Russ Latino:
By Russ Latino:
02:28 PM - Aug 12, 2023
The Mississippi Supreme Court has rejected Brett Favre's request to remove him from the State's civil lawsuit demanding $5 million over welfare funds spent on a volleyball stadium at his alma mater and $1.7 million on a drug company he was invested in.
10:54 PM - Aug 11, 2023
Mississippi will soon have a Black Republican in the State House for the first time since 1894 after Rodney Hall won House District 20 in DeSoto County.
He defeated Charlie Hoots 55%-45% in the GOP primary and has no Democratic challenger in the general.
He defeated Charlie Hoots 55%-45% in the GOP primary and has no Democratic challenger in the general.
05:57 PM - Aug 10, 2023
Robert Foster, who called for trans rights supporters "to be lined up against a wall before a firing squad to be sent to an early judgment," won the DeSoto County GOP primary for Supervisor District 5.
He has no Democratic opponent in the general election.
He has no Democratic opponent in the general election.
02:19 PM - Aug 09, 2023
NEW: There is no same-day voter registration in Mississippi; voters must register 30 days before an election.
But local election officials are free to move polling precincts around—even 13 hours before an election.
And two just moved in Hinds County.
But local election officials are free to move polling precincts around—even 13 hours before an election.
And two just moved in Hinds County.
11:32 PM - Aug 07, 2023
NEW: Mississippi election officials have made 161 voting precinct changes ahead of tomorrow's primaries, our investigation finds.
They moved 92 to precincts, closed 41 and opened 28 new ones. But not all the changes are reflected in the state's system.
They moved 92 to precincts, closed 41 and opened 28 new ones. But not all the changes are reflected in the state's system.
07:32 PM - Aug 07, 2023
"Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Thursday that will prevent law enforcement officials and courts in Washington from aiding other states' abortion-related investigations."
https://www.axios.com/2023...
https://www.axios.com/2023...
09:15 PM - May 01, 2023
This really sums up white supremacy:
Delegate J.H. McGehee vowed at Mississippi's 1890 Constitutional Convention to strip voting rights from Black residents “even if it does sacrifice some of my white children, or my white neighbors or their children.”
Delegate J.H. McGehee vowed at Mississippi's 1890 Constitutional Convention to strip voting rights from Black residents “even if it does sacrifice some of my white children, or my white neighbors or their children.”
07:28 PM - Aug 04, 2023
BREAKING: The 5th Circuit just STRUCK DOWN Mississippi's lifetime voting ban for people convicted of certain crimes—a Jim Crow-era law designed to target Black voters.
It disenfranchises more people than made the difference in the 2019 governor's race.
It disenfranchises more people than made the difference in the 2019 governor's race.
02:36 PM - Aug 04, 2023
NEW: Brandon Presley, the Democrat running for Mississippi governor, out-raised Republican Gov. Tate Reeves nearly 4-1 over the past month.
Presley raised $1.1 million in July; Reeves raised just over $300,000 in the same period.
Presley raised $1.1 million in July; Reeves raised just over $300,000 in the same period.
06:45 PM - Aug 02, 2023
