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A look back at some of the prominent people from Mississippi who died in 2023.

The state ignored or was unaware of allegations of jailhouse rape, brutal beatings and corrupt acts by sheriffs and their deputies, even when there was ample evidence to examine.

The state ignored or was unaware of allegations of jailhouse rape, brutal beatings and corrupt acts by sheriffs and their deputies, even when there was ample evidence to examine.

As Marquise Tillman led deputies on a high-speed chase through rural Mississippi in March 2019, Sheriff Todd Kemp issued a blunt order over the radio: “Shut him down and beat his ass.” When the Clarke County deputies caught Tillman, they did just that, he later alleged in a lawsuit. He said they pummeled and stomped on him while he was handcuffed, leaving him with a fractured eye socket and broken bones in his face and chest. The sheriff denied giving the order. But it was captured on tape and d

A kidnapped infant has been recovered by authorities in the Pine Belt, and one man has been taken into custody for snatching the child. The Forrest County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies found the six-month-old child, who had been reported missing, Sunday morning in the south part of the county....