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 ...

A former interim sheriff in Mississippi has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for soliciting and accepting bribes during his unsuccessful 2021 campaign for sheriff.

The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office announced that four officer-involved shootings across the state, including one in ...

The review followed an investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. The ruling was announced on Feb. 13, 2025.

Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using ...

Alabama's congressional map is the subject of a federal trial beginning Monday to decide if the state has to keep a new court ...