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Why the Way We Understand the South Matters — Especially in Criminal Justice

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/13/south-history-atlanta-louisiana-mississippi · 13 Jun 2026

In a special edition of Closing Argument, Jamiles Lartey reflects on the region as the nation’s 250th celebration approaches.

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They Spent Years in Solitary Confinement in Mississippi Despite Suicide Risk

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/09/mississippi-prison-solitary-suicide-risk · 9 Jun 2026

For decades, MDOC has regularly held incarcerated people in solitary confinement for weeks, months — and in some cases — years at a time.

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They Asked for Help. Instead, They Died in Solitary.

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/08/mississippi-prison-solitary-confinement-suicide · 8 Jun 2026

An investigation found there were at least 47 suicides in solitary confinement in Mississippi, where cries for mental health care were met with isolation and punishment.

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How the U.S. Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling Erased a Key Mississippi Voting Rights Victory

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/06/02/mississippi-supreme-court-callais-effects · 2 Jun 2026

A major legal win for Black Mississippians that was supposed to lead to new elections for the state Supreme Court was wiped away.

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