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Mississippi executes Richard Jordan
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,06/26/25-10:22AM , 355 Reads 4,845 Statewide
Richard Jordan, Mississippi’s longest serving and oldest death row inmate, died by lethal injection Wednesday evening at the Mississippi State Penitentiary nearly 50 years after he kidnapped and murdered Edwina Marter.&nb
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Prison reform advocate Mitzi Magleby (left) and Rev. Jeff Hood, Execution Intervention Project co-founder, protest the state's upcoming executions during a press conference on the steps of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Death row spiritual adviser bears witness in execution chamber
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,06/25/25-3:32PM , 344 Reads 5,243 Statewide
The Rev. Jeff Hood has witnessed 11 executions: four in Oklahoma, three in Alabama, two in Texas, one in Missouri and one in Florida.

The Rev. Jeff Hood is “determined to let people know you’re killing my friend.”
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‘I don’t want him to get what he wants,’ says murder victim’s son of killer
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,06/24/25-2:22PM , 208 Reads 3,932 Statewide
Eric Marter doesn’t remember much about his mother but her loss is one his family has felt for decades.
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Lexington residents urge court to scrutinize police abuse claims
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,06/03/25-3:58PM , 529 Reads 4,579 Statewide
Lexington community members joined attorneys and the National Police Accountability Project to urge a federal appeals court to consider evidence in a civil rights lawsuit against the police department alleging a pa
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