Water levels from Coldwater River near the Quitman County jail are high and may continue flooding until April 14. Quitman County EMA Director Jimmy Mathews is running ...

In Mississippi, a sheriff accused of staffing his family’s commercial chicken farm with inmates defended the practice, saying ...

South Carolina became the first state since 2010 to execute an inmate by firing squad. Is the method legal in Mississippi?

The Rankin County Sheriff’s Office has issued a response following accusations that the sheriff used incarcerated trusties for his personal benefit.

The courts where our investigation found questionable no-knock search warrants included Monroe County, where sheriff’s ...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced a Mississippi couple has been sentenced in connection with their leadership role in a ...

A man convicted on drug charges in Missouri has died in a federal prison in Mississippi after an additional sentence for violating his supervised release.