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25 Nov Whose insurance covers oil spills?

Posted at November 25, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Nerd Wallet Alice Holbrook When you think of oil spills like Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon – which hit the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 – images of oil-slicked birds are probably some of the first that come to mind. But wildlife aren’t the only ones hurt by...

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20 Nov Graphic novel teaching history at Leflore schools

Posted at November 20, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Washington Times DAVID MONROE GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - Leflore County High School is using a graphic novel based on the life of U.S. Rep. John Lewis to help teach civil rights history. The school received a donation of more than 500 copies of “March: Book One” from the...

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19 Nov Law enforcement looks to educate, recruit during Pathways2Possibilities

Posted at November 19, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

GulfLive.com Warren Kulo BILOXI, Mississippi -- Law enforcement agencies have perhaps the largest presence at the Pathways2Possibilities career expo going on this week at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center. No less than 10 agencies are present, including units from the office of Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran,...

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19 Nov Law enforcement looks to educate, recruit during Pathways2Possibilities

Posted at November 19, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

GulfLive.com Warren Kulo BILOXI, Mississippi -- Law enforcement agencies have perhaps the largest presence at the Pathways2Possibilities career expo going on this week at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center. No less than 10 agencies are present, including units from the office of Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran,...

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13 Nov Analysis: Judge likely will overturn gay marriage ban

Posted at November 13, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Clarion Ledger Emly Le Coz If U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves doesn't grant the preliminary injunction sought against Mississippi's gay marriage ban, it will surprise most of the people in his courtroom on Wednesday. Reeves grilled the state's defense of its gay marriage ban on almost every...

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31 Oct For-profit college rules stir fierce debate

Posted at October 31, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Forbes.com James Marshall Crotty The new for-profit college rules announced this week by the U.S. Department of Education have elicited vehement detractors from both sides of the debate, who believe that the regulations either go too far or don’t go far enough. The Mississippi Center for Justice,...

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25 Oct Special education too often leads to jail

Posted at October 25, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Clarion Ledger Jackie Mader and Sarah Butrymowicz GRENADA – Cody Beck was 12-years -old when he was handcuffed in front of several classmates and put in the back of a police car outside of Grenada Middle School. Cody had lost his temper in an argument with another...

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20 Oct Prison is ‘college of criminality’

Posted at October 20, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Clarion Ledger Emily Le Coz, Jerry Mitchell One in four white males born in Mississippi will go to college. One in three of their black male counterparts will go, instead, to prison. Both will get an education. For $18,385 a year — which includes tuition, fees, books, room...

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14 Oct New coalition tries to reignite Medicaid debate in state

Posted at October 14, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Bobby Harrison JACKSON – It may be nothing more than tilting at windmills, but a coalition announced recently a new effort to get the Legislature to expand Medicaid in Mississippi. The MS Left Me Out coalition, which includes the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, Center...

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09 Oct Mississippi students learn about real-life ‘superhero”

Posted at October 09, 2014 in In the News by Mississippi Center for Justice

Clarion Ledger Jerry Mitchell The Mississippi Center for Justice is distributing copies of a new graphic novel on the life of Congressman John Lewis to 4,000 students on the Coast, Delta and the capital city. The deed coincides with Lewis delivering the keynote on Oct. 16 at the...

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