'We didn't get here overnight, and we're not going to solve it in this session alone.' -- Senate Judiciary B Committee Chairman Brice Wiggins
Prison Crisis: Lawmakers Grapple With Reducing Inmate Population. Past Efforts Failed
Mississippi Clarion Ledger, The Clarion-Ledger
Tue, 02/04/2020 - 1:01pm
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Topics: Mississippi Hinds County Jackson
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