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Senate committee kills second effort to shutter Mississippi’s 124-year-old prison
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,01/29/25-5:55PM , 362 Reads 4,461 Statewide
Another push to shutter Mississippi’s oldest and infamous prison died in a Senate committee Wednesday.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph (left) with his judicial appointees, Stanley Alexander (second left), James Holland (center) and Christopher Collins, during the opening of the Capitol Complex Improvement District Court on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Long-delayed, state-appointed Jackson court opens: ‘We’re working out the bugs’
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,01/29/25-5:11PM , 335 Reads 5,792 Statewide
More than a year after a state-appointed court in Jackson became law and lawsuits were dismissed challenging its appointments and other powers, the Capitol Complex Improvement District Court is now in business.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph (left) with his judicial appointees, Stanley Alexander (second left), James Holland (center) nd Christopher Collins, during the opening of the Capitol Complex Improvement District Court (CCID), Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Will new state-appointed Jackson court have city-based jurists? Yes, chief justice decides
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,01/27/25-1:31PM , 382 Reads 5,212 Statewide
In 2023 as lawmakers were passing the bill that would establish a state-appointed court within Jackson, there was talk about appointing “the best and the brightest” judges from around the state to serve – a comment some Black legislators said implied they couldn’t be found within a majority Black Hinds County.
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New state-appointed Jackson court opening a year late
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,01/20/25-1:45PM , 287 Reads 4,486 Statewide
The Capitol Complex Improvement District Court is set to open in downtown Jackson a year after it was set to begin hearing cases with a state-appointed judge and prosecutors.
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