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Amanda Hamilton can’t understand why her son , Shelby Wilson, was denied parole after he violated probation from his felony prescription drug conviction.Prison records show no rule violations, and her son resisted joining a gang. She found him a sober living house, a job and transportation. Brair Parker Ballou/MCIR

MCIR: Mississippi prison population back on rise, thanks to flurry of parole rejections
By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Fri,05/20/22-1:02PM, 51 Reads 2,020 Statewide

Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation last year aimed at expanding parole eligibility, believing it could be a “net positive for Mississippi.”
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The U.S. Justice Department , which began investigating Mississippi State Penteentiary in Parchman after MCIR and ProPublica reported on the increases in grisly violence, gang control and subhuman living conditions, on April 20, 2022, found conditions at the State Penitentiary at Parchman violate the Constitution. MCIR

Justice Department hammers Mississippi State Penitentiary for violent, inhumane conditions
By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Fri,04/22/22-5:12PM, 754 Reads 36,532 Statewide
Justice Department officials said Wednesday that conditions at the State Penitentiary at Parchman violate the Constitution.
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Governor Phil Bryant after delivering the State of the State address in the House of Representatives Chamber of the Mississippi State Capitol Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For America

New welfare scandal revelations evoke stories of past misspending
By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Wed,04/20/22-2:24PM, 296 Reads 22,037 Statewide
Editor’s note: This story was first published by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting as a follow-up to Mississippi Today’s “The Backchannel” investigation, which examined former Gov.
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s School of Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, and IT presents students with opportunities to study practical and theoretical concepts and to apply their knowledge. It offers career and technical paths including computer networking, cybersecurity, Coding, data analytics, IT specialist, computer programming, and simulation and game design. MGCCC

MCIR: Will proposed income tax cuts hijack Mississippi’s high-tech future?
By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING - Emmerich News
Mon,03/28/22-11:46AM, 229 Reads 10,540 Statewide
Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Phillip Gunn have pushed to increase broadband access and add computer science classes in public schools.
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