Caleb Bedillion

Feb 14, 2025 | 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.

Feb 14, 2025 | 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.

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.

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.

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.