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Parchman Band Offers a Glimpse of Freedom in a Lifetime of Punishment

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By Daja Henry Verified
| Flipboard
2:45 9 hours ago Humphreys County announces 30-day curfew after football player’s killing WAPT • 9h Fire Fighting 9 hours ago Olive Branch seeks applicants for EMT driver, firefighter roles desotocountynews.com - Peyton Taylor • 9h The Olive Branch Fire Department is accepting applications for EMT driver, firefighter and firefighter EMT positions, the City of Olive Branch said.
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Mississippi Prison Band Offers a Glimpse of Freedom in a Lifetime of Punishment

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By Daja Henry Verified
| The Marshall Project Verified
CLEVELAND, Miss. — Just 30 minutes down the road from the Mississippi prison where they are serving time, Lee Andrew Smith and six other incarcerated people felt free — for a few hours. On stage before a crowd of more than 100 people at the GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, Smith riffed on his guitar alongside fellow members of the Parchman prison band. About halfway through a rendition of Luke Combs’ “15 Minutes,” tears begin to stream down his face.
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Hundreds of Calls for Help: What 911 Logs Reveal About the Jackson Local Jail

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By Ivy Scott Verified, Brittany Hailer Verified, Daja Henry Verified
| Mississippi Free Press Verified
When local officials try to block the public from seeing what goes on in a jail, the calls they make to 911 can offer a view into how people there are being treated, and which problems jail employees struggle to address on their own. A surge in emergency responses to a jail can reveal patterns of medical neglect or widespread drug use, as well as other chronic issues, from detainees starting fires to fights or suicide attempts.
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