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Judge restores voting rights for 4 tangled in Tennessee gun rights mandate but uncertainty remains

Sep. 12, 2024 11:58 AM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has ruled that four people can't be denied their voting rights because their specific felony offenses bar them from having a gun, even under a state directive that added gun rights as a prerequisite to casting a ballot again. But the four...

Some imprisoned in Mississippi remain jailed long after parole eligibility

Sep. 04, 2024 12:18 PM EDT

Transformation. Redemption. Forgiveness. Remorse. A group of women who have served decades in Mississippi prisons use those words to describe how they have changed during incarceration and why the Parole Board should see that as evidence they can be released. But...