The ruling says the commission “lacked the diversity necessary to address issues plaguing policing.” The ruling is in response to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s lawsuit against the administration.

As both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris work to atone for past mistakes, criminal justice reform is set to be a cornerstone of the Democratic presidential ticket.

The state’s penitentiary system is under intense scrutiny following a string of inmate deaths that began in late 2019.

Governor Tate Reeves: “All Mississippians must be able to trust that the people in charge of the system are acting with competence to keep them safe.”

Kimberly Gardner accuses city officials of a “racially motivated conspiracy to deny the civil rights of racial minorities.”