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John Davis, then executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, answers lawmakers' questions at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Sept. 7, 2016. Davis pleaded not guilty, in April 2022, to charges of bribery, conspiracy and making false statements to the government about alleged misspending of federal money that was intended to help poor people. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi welfare agency ex-director faces new charges
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Wed,04/20/22-3:52PM , 499 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi Department of Human Services director has been indicted on 20 additional felony charges tied to allegations that he participated in misusing money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the nation, including some spent to send a former pro wrestler to a luxury drug rehab facility.
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The front gate of the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman, Miss., is shown Nov. 17, 2021. The U.S. Justice Department says it has found "severe, systemic" problems at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. The department on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, released findings of its two-year investigation of Parchman, which began after an outburst of violence that left some inmates dead and others injured. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Federal probe finds severe problems in Mississippi prison
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,04/20/22-1:35PM , 313 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi prison violated inmates' constitutional rights by failing to protect them from violence, meet their mental health needs or take adequate steps for suicide prevention, and by relying too much on prolonged solitary confinement, the U.S.
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Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett waves a confederate flag before the start of Ole Miss-Kentucky football game at the stadium on Sept. 29, 1962, in Jackson, Miss. With Barnett is his wife, the former Pearl Crawford, left. Mississippi in 2022 is on the verge of retiring a state song with racist roots, two years after it surrendered a Confederate-themed state flag. “Go, Mississippi" uses the tune of a 1959 campaign song for Ross Barnett, who won the governor's race proclaiming support of segregation. (AP Photo/Jim Bourdier, File)

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'One Mississippi' replaces state song that had racist roots
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,04/15/22-3:10PM , 357 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is ditching a state song that's based on the campaign tune of a former governor who pledged to preserve segregation.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks about the importance of his signing a teacher pay raise bill, Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Madison Central High School in Madison, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi gov again proclaims Confederate Heritage Month
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Wed,04/13/22-6:47PM , 368 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is defending his decision to again name April as Confederate Heritage Month, nearly two years after he signed a law retiring the last state flag in the U.S.
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