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The Department of Justice is opening an investigation on conditions at four state prisons after at least 15 inmates have died. Governor Tate Reeves says he is in support of the investigation. The Senate passed a teacher pay bill that would give most teachers and teachers’ assistants a $1,000 raise. It heads to the House for more discussion.

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Gov. Tate Reeves announces the closing of parts of the State Penitentiary at Parchman that’s been recently rocked by deadly violence in his first State of the State address. It’s National School Choice Week and parents are urging lawmakers to renew the Education Scholarship Account program for children with special needs.

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A recent string of deadly violence in Mississippi prisons has caught national attention. Prison advocates and families have been rallying outside the state capitol since day one of the 2020 legislative session. They are calling on lawmakers to take immediate action saying state inmates’ constitutional rights are being violated.

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