Caleb Bedillion

Mississippi

Investigative Reporter at The Marshall Project

Investigative reporter for The Marshall Project focused on Mississippi criminal justice system. Previously @propublica Local Reporting Network and @Djournalnow.

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Articles

Indicted Hinds County DA Flouts Campaign Disclosure Laws

1 day ago | mississippifreepress.org | Caleb Bedillion

Jody Owens, the district attorney in Mississippi’s capital city who faces trial on federal corruption charges, has been fined for failing to disclose his most recent campaign fundraising and spending. But the state’s weak and much-criticized campaign finance enforcement system may spare him from the strongest sanctions—the loss of his government salary.
Indicted Mississippi DA flouts campaign finance disclosure laws

2 days ago | themarshallproject.org | Caleb Bedillion

Jody Owens, the district attorney in Mississippi’s capital city who faces trial on federal corruption charges, has been fined for failing to disclose his most recent campaign fundraising and spending. But the state’s weak and much-criticized campaign finance enforcement system may spare him from the strongest sanctions — the loss of his government salary.
Dozens of no-knock raids in Mississippi lacked clear justification

1 month ago | djournal.com | Caleb Bedillion

During a 2015 no-knock drug raid in Mississippi’s rural northeast corner, sheriff’s deputies shot and killed 57-year-old Ricky Keeton after he came to the door with an air pistol as SWAT team members forced their way into his trailer home at 1 a.m.kAmz66E@?’D 562E9 C646:G65 =:EE=6 AF3=:4 2EE6?E:@?
No-knock raids led to deaths in Mississippi. Dozens of warrants lacked clear reasons

1 month ago | rawstory.com | Caleb Bedillion

Judges from across Mississippi, including Justice Court Judge Brandon Davis in Monroe County, have signed no-knock search warrants without writing down a legally sufficient reason. Credit: Illustration by Mark Harris for The Marshall Project.
Search Mississippi criminal justice bills as they move through the Legislature

2 months ago | djournal.com | Caleb Bedillion

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their Jackson newsletter. During the current Mississippi legislative session, which runs from Jan. 7 through April 6, lawmakers will consider a raft of bills that could become law and impact prisons and jails, courts, policing and statewide criminal justice that everyone in the state must follow.
Which Criminal Justice Bills Will Mississippi Lawmakers Pass? See in Our Tracker

2 months ago | themarshallproject.org | Caleb Bedillion |David Eads

Data engineering and graphics by David Eads During the current Mississippi legislative session, which runs from Jan. 7 through April 6, lawmakers will consider a raft of bills that could become law and impact prisons and jails, courts, policing and statewide criminal justice that everyone in the state must follow. Below are the bills involving the justice system that were introduced this year and still remain alive for consideration. We’ll update the guide as bills move through the 2025 session.
How Mississippi’s Supreme Court Runoff Election Could Impact Criminal Cases

Nov 21, 2024 | mississippitoday.org | Caleb Bedillion |Daja Henry

Mississippi voters have dealt defeat to one conservative state Supreme Court justice and forced a moderate justice into a Nov. 26 runoff, with the final outcome possibly making the court more open to considering the rights of criminal defendants.
Elections for Mississippi Supreme Court Leave the Rights of Criminal Defendants in Flux - Bolts

Nov 20, 2024 | boltsmag.org | Daniel Nichanian |Daja Henry |Caleb Bedillion

This article was published as a collaboration between Bolts and The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system; sign up for their newsletters here. Editor’s note (Dec. 9): Jenifer Branning defeated Justice Jim Kitchens in the Nov. 26 runoff, three weeks after David Sullivan beat Justice Dawn Beam in the Nov. 5 election. Mississippi voters have dealt defeat to one conservative state supreme court justice and forced a moderate justice into a Nov.
Mississippi’s Supreme Court Runoff Could Shape Criminal Cases

Nov 20, 2024 | mississippifreepress.org | Caleb Bedillion |Daja Henry

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system, and Bolts, a nonprofit publication covering criminal justice and voting rights in local governments. Sign up for The Marshall Project’s Jackson newsletter, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. Sign up for Bolts’ newsletter.
Mississippi’s Supreme Court Runoff Could Impact Criminal Cases

Nov 19, 2024 | themarshallproject.org | Caleb Bedillion |Daja Henry

Mississippi voters have dealt defeat to one conservative state Supreme Court justice and forced a moderate justice into a Nov. 26 runoff, with the final outcome possibly making the court more open to considering the rights of criminal defendants.