In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top.

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Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws

The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.

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Democrats in Mississippi Break the G.O.P.’s State House Supermajority

Tuesday’s special election was forced by a court-ordered redistricting to offer Black voters a chance for more representation in the State Capital.

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Deputies Put Down 5 Escaped Monkeys They Were Wrongly Told Had Covid

Three other rhesus monkeys were still on the loose as of Wednesday after the truck carrying them rolled over on a highway in Mississippi, law enforcement officials said.

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In Mississippi, Democrats Hope New Maps Lead to Statehouse Wins

A federal court says Republican legislators diluted Black voter strength. New maps may help Democrats break the G.O.P. supermajority in Jackson on Nov. 4.

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‘Medicaid Cut Me Off’: A Rural Health Center Faces New Pressures

As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like Delta Health Center in Mississippi will be stretched more thinly than ever.

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At Least 1 Dead and 3 Injured After Shootings at Mississippi Universities

The shootings at historically Black institutions occurred within about 24 hours of three other shootings across rural Mississippi that left at least eight people dead.

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Death of Trey Reed, a Black Man, in Mississippi Strikes Nerves in the U.S.

The authorities say Trey Reed took his own life on his college campus, but in a nation ready to jump to judgment and in a state with its history of racial violence, that conclusion has not ended the story.

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C.T.E. Looms Over Friday Night Lights

Parents revealed conflicting emotions after the finding that a gunman who killed four people in July had the brain disease that has been linked with football and other contact sports.

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911 Service Is Restored in Louisiana and Mississippi

Damage to fiber optic lines operated by AT&T was to blame for the statewide outages, which lasted more than two hours on Thursday, officials said.

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