From me and @ayewolfe.bsky.social : In Mississippi, District Attorney Jody Owens filed his latest campaign finance report months late. It's full of math errors. The report also contains transactions that correspond to some details from a federal indictment charging Owens with bribery.

Conditions Inside Cuyahoga County Jail Amid Heatwave, No Air Conditioning: “They had us locked up because they were saying they didn't have enough correctional officers, so they couldn't let us out. It was draining my body.” www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/03/c...

The Mississippi Supreme Court is now requiring greater transparency from the local judges who largely manage the state's patchwork public defense systems. In a recent letter, Chief Justice Michael Randolph told circuit judges to file written public defense plans by Sept. 5.

Want to know how Mississippi lawmakers might impact the state's legal system? The Marshall Project's team in Jackson has published a tool you can use to monitor bills that state lawmakers are considering. We'll keep it updated as things change.

The Mississippi Legislature is considering a raft of bills that could impact prisons, policing and courts in the state. The Marshall Project - Jackson has just published a tool to help you keep up with state lawmakers might do. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/02/14/m...

Groups question why Wednesday, instead of Thursday is the cutoff for counting absentee votes as a close court election hangs in the balance.

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it's stunning that even though most counties reported vote changes during the recount, the overall margin stayed exactly the same. it's an important reminder that recounts are extremely unlikely to produce meaningful changes because it's improbable that most errors will go in the same direction.

Mississippi Supreme Court runoff, COMPLETE election day + absentee vote totals in HINDS COUNTY. These numbers are lackluster for incumbent Jim Kitchens. Challenger Jenifer Branning is in a very good position to hold her lead.

Just a reminder that there's a federal civil rights lawsuit pending a district court decision as to whether Mississippi's central Supreme Court district is racially gerrymandered to dilute Black voting strength.

Mississippi Supreme Court runoff complete ELECTION DAY total for Hinds County below. This does NOT include absentees. This is not great for Kitchens. Explanation below.

The Associated Press is now reporting the same numbers I got earlier for Holmes County.

Mississippi Supreme Court runoff update: I just spoke with the Holmes County Circuit Clerk's office. These numbers below are unofficial, election-day totals with absentees not included. Branning: 373 Kitchens: 1,710

🚨 Complete Rankin County numbers are in! www2.rankincounty.org/results/publ...

Incredibly, the Mississippi Supreme Court runoff is going to come down to *absentee* votes. To that end, Rankin County just posted its final precinct and its absentees. Branning is now up by 2,351 statewide. (Note: AP is running behind Rankin County's website.) www2.rankincounty.org/results/publ...

apnews.com/article/miss... Candidates in tight race for #Mississippi Supreme Court as Amy St. Pe' wins Court of Appeals seat

Just a little insight for folks following Mississippi Supreme Court runoff results: Everything we're seeing is reported by the Associated Press, with its network of election stringers. The state will not report any numbers until after each county certifies.

Today in Mississippi, incumbent Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens face an opponent in a runoff election. Let's look at Kitchens' record in one important area: the Sixth Amendment right to an attorney.

@dajaehenry.com of Marshall Project is another Mississippi journalist you can follow on here now! @calebbedillion.bsky.social too!

Remember! Runoff elections in Mississippi tomorrow for seats on the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court runoff will see incumbent Justice Jim Kitchens, a moderate-to-liberal justice, running against Jenifer Branning, one of the most conservative state senators.

After the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this year left in place Mississippi's very strict felony disenfranchisement law, plaintiffs are now appealing to the US Supreme Court. Here's the cert petition: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

Next week, there's a Supreme Court runoff election in Mississippi that could possibly shift a conservative court that's been trending even more hostile toward criminal defendants. For @themarshallproject.org and @bolts.bsky.social www.themarshallproject.org/2024/11/20/m...