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Mississippians saddled with $507 million in criminal justice debts, preventing future opportunity

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On Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:28 AM

In 2019, people who had touched the criminal justice system in Mississippi held $507 million in debt as a result — more than double the $243 million they owed in 2009, according to a

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For many families, Mississippi’s child support enforcement program proves nonsensical

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On Wed, 12/30/2020 - 04:40 PM

Editor’s note: This story is part three of a series examining Mississippi’s child support enforcement program.

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Who’s getting rich off child support? (Hint: It’s not the moms)

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On Wed, 12/30/2020 - 10:48 AM

Editor’s note: This story is part two in a series examining Mississippi’s child support enforcement program.

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Mississippi evictions never stopped despite federal moratorium and COVID-19 relief

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On Wed, 12/30/2020 - 10:18 AM

Under a federal eviction moratorium and as a deadly virus continued to rage, landlords in Jackson sued even more tenants each day than they did in previous years.

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Son of ‘Million Dollar Man’ admits to defrauding Mississippi’s welfare agency, turns state’s evidence

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On Thu, 12/17/2020 - 03:28 PM

During his televised wrestling days, Mississippi’s famed “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase adopted the phrase: “Every man has his price.”
For his son, that price was $48,000.

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Rental assistance suspended due to eviction moratorium, which isn’t always honored

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On Mon, 01/18/2021 - 09:51 AM

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How Mississippi is trying to fix its child support program

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On Wed, 12/30/2020 - 10:41 AM

A stack of cash — money that noncustodial parents paid to help care for their kids — sat unsupervised on a table in the middle of a room at Mississippi’s child support disbursement unit.

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