Mississippi’s Life Sentenced Population is More Than Its 1970 Prison Population February 27, 2020 In Mississippi there are more people serving life sentences today (2,413) than the entire prison population…
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Statement on Parchman Deaths and Riots January 6, 2020 I am disgusted and outraged by recent reports about deaths, acts of violence and other inhumane treatments of people in…
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The Passing of Cedric Willis June 25, 2019 In June of 1994, Cedric Willis, then just 19 years old, was arrested for two robberies and the murder of Carl White,…
read moreSCOTUS Decision in the Curtis Flowers Case June 25, 2019 Curtis Giovanni Flowers is an African-American man who has been tried six times in the state of Mississippi, for…
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First steps are important, but we are going to need a bigger stride if we’re really going to get somewhere. The Mississippi Legislature recently passed legislation that changes some aspects…
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I was talking to a friend one day. We were discussing (arguing) about Confederate memorials and statues and whether they should remain up or be torn down. I wanted them…
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Hollis Watkins is currently president of Southern Echo, a leadership development and education organization, that provides training and technical assistance to individuals and organizations throughout the South in the areas…
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