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Judge nears decision on future of state mental health system Associated Press 7 hrs ago By LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press/Report for America © Provided by Associated Press James Shelson, lead attorney representing the state, carries documents as he and his colleagues exit the federal courthouse in Jackson, following a hearing on updates about the status of the lawsuit over mental health services in Mississippi, Monday, July 12, 2021. The U.S. Justice Department claims the state has failed to provide adequate services in the community for adults with mental illness. (AP...

6 hours ago in Local Photo: clipart.com 5/12/21 The former superintendent of the Rockbridge County Regional Jail will spend over four years in federal prison for charges related to federal civil rights violations and public corruption. The Department of Justice announced that John Marshall Higgins was sentenced yesterday to 51 months in prison. According to court documents, the 62-year-old Higgins, who was a former member of the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors, was convicted of six charges last year following a six-day bench trial in U-S District Court....