Mukta Joshi
Contributor at Freelance
occasional lawyer, photojournalist & investigative reporter @MSTODAYnews. previously @NLSIUofficial & @columbiajourn. she/her.
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1 month ago |
mississippitoday.org | Mukta Joshi
The American Civil Liberties Union launched a campaign this month to seek accountability from law enforcement departments undergoing federal investigations that the Justice Department under the Trump administration has abandoned. Through the “Seven States Safety Campaign,” the ACLU across seven states filed coordinated public records requests seeking to uncover police excesses in those departments.
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1 month ago |
starherald.net | Mukta Joshi
A group of Rankin County citizens said they will start a petition to remove Supervisor Steve Gaines from office, following Gaines’ recent comments referring to two Black men tortured by white deputies as “dopers” and rapists. But they said they will face an uphill battle in order for the governor to consider their petition.
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1 month ago |
mississippitoday.org | Mukta Joshi
A group of Rankin County citizens said they will start a petition to remove Supervisor Steve Gaines from office, following Gaines’ recent comments referring to two Black men tortured by white deputies as “dopers” and rapists. But they said they will face an uphill battle in order for the governor to consider their petition. “We’re putting our heads together now to figure out what is the best way to make a change here in Rankin County,” said the Rev.
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1 month ago |
rawstory.com | Steph Quinn |Mukta Joshi
Before the Rankin County Board of Supervisors meeting began Thursday, May 15, 2025, John Osborne held a sign outside the building in Brandon that read, “Steve Gaines claimed that Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker raped and doped your daughters. Steve Gaines lied.” Credit: Mukta Joshi/Mississippi Today At Thursday’s standing-room-only Board of Supervisors’ meeting, several Rankin County citizens called for Supervisor Steve Gaines to resign because of remarks that some have called racist.
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1 month ago |
mississippitoday.org | Mukta Joshi
At Thursday’s standing-room-only Board of Supervisors’ meeting, several Rankin County citizens called for Supervisor Steve Gaines to resign because of remarks that some have called racist. The Rev.
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