The South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville became the state's third prison to open a new chapel for its ...

Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.

A Clarion Ledger reporter recounts what it was like to witness Mississippi’s execution of Richard Jordan, who spent nearly 50 ...

Richard Jordan, who spent 48 years on Mississippi’s death row, received an execution by lethal injection at the state ...

Richard Jordan, the longest-serving and oldest person on Mississippi's death row, was executed on June 25 for the 1976 murder ...

Those executed included Thomas Gudinas, whose mental illness was shaped by his abusive upbringing and neglect, and Richard ...

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson last week voted along with 79 other House Democrats seeking articles of impeachment against ...

IF JORDAN RECEIVES THE FIRST 500MG OF THE MEDICATION, THAT LEAVES HIM STILL CONSCIOUS Mississippi held a state-sanctioned ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Several new Mississippi laws are in effect as of July 1, 2025. These are laws that were passed during the 2025 Legislative Session. The changes range from eliminating state ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - A former Panola County employee who used a county road department fuel card to put gas in his ...

Critics say there’s no evidence that castration prevents future sex offenses. Yet several states are weighing such measures.

A former Panola County Road Department employee pled guilty to one count of embezzlement of public funds. State Auditor Shad ...