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4/26/21 - Census Report | Rescue Plan & the ACA | Restaurant Relief Fund
A new signed by the Governor could soon extend parole opportunities to some Mississippi inmates.
Then, Mississippi is joining four other southern states today in observing Confederate Memorial Day. But, civil right advocates are critical of a practice they say glorifies the confederacy.
Plus, members of the Mississippi legislative Black Caucus seek an investigation into the 2018 death of a Grenada man while in police custody.
Segment 1:
Over the next three years 1,400 offenders in Mississippi prisons may qualify for parole under a law recently signed by the governor. Non-violent offenses, carjackings and armed robberies are among the crimes that may qualify a person to be considered for the possibility of parole, under the new Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act. Chair of the Senate Corrections Committee, Democrat Juan Barnett of Heidelberg tells our Desare Frazier the bill is a step towards resolving Mississippi's prison crisis.
The bill is being largely celebrated by advocacy groups on both sides of the political spectrum. But some still think the bill did not do enough. Sharon Brown of the Poor People's Campaign thinks lawmakers could have done more to pass legislation that could have had a more immediate effect on the crisis.
Segment 2:
Mississippi is joining four other southern states today in observing Confederate Memorial Day. State government offices are closed here and in Alabama. Governor Tate Reeves has also declared April as Confederate Heritage Month. As MPB's Kobee Vance reports, civil rights advocates are asking the governor to rescind his declaration that honors an ideology glorifying the confederacy.
Segment 3:
Members of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus are calling on the Department of Justice to include the 2018 death of a Grenada man in their review of policing practices. Attorney General Merrick Garland has stated his office will be looking into whether or not police have been following a 1995 DOJ advisory against placing detainees face-down while in police custody. In November of 2018, Robert Loggins was arrested and tased eight times before being brought to the Grenada police station where officers piled on him - face-down - for at least three minutes. Caucus member Senator John Horhn says video surveillance warrants an investigation in the actions of Grenada police officers.
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A new signed by the Governor could soon extend parole opportunities to some Mississippi inmates.
Then, Mississippi is joining four other southern states today in observing Confederate Memorial Day. But, civil right advocates are critical of a practice they say glorifies the confederacy.
Plus, members of the Mississippi legislative Black Caucus seek an investigation into the 2018 death of a Grenada man while in police custody.
Segment 1:
Over the next three years 1,400 offenders in Mississippi prisons may qualify for parole under a law recently signed by the governor. Non-violent offenses, carjackings and armed robberies are among the crimes that may qualify a person to be considered for the possibility of parole, under the new Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act. Chair of the Senate Corrections Committee, Democrat Juan Barnett of Heidelberg tells our Desare Frazier the bill is a step towards resolving Mississippi's prison crisis.
The bill is being largely celebrated by advocacy groups on both sides of the political spectrum. But some still think the bill did not do enough. Sharon Brown of the Poor People's Campaign thinks lawmakers could have done more to pass legislation that could have had a more immediate effect on the crisis.
Segment 2:
Mississippi is joining four other southern states today in observing Confederate Memorial Day. State government offices are closed here and in Alabama. Governor Tate Reeves has also declared April as Confederate Heritage Month. As MPB's Kobee Vance reports, civil rights advocates are asking the governor to rescind his declaration that honors an ideology glorifying the confederacy.
Segment 3:
Members of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus are calling on the Department of Justice to include the 2018 death of a Grenada man in their review of policing practices. Attorney General Merrick Garland has stated his office will be looking into whether or not police have been following a 1995 DOJ advisory against placing detainees face-down while in police custody. In November of 2018, Robert Loggins was arrested and tased eight times before being brought to the Grenada police station where officers piled on him - face-down - for at least three minutes. Caucus member Senator John Horhn says video surveillance warrants an investigation in the actions of Grenada police officers.
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