NEW: It's not over: there's a runoff for Mississippi's supreme court is *Tuesday*. A very conservative justice lost in an upset on Nov. 5. But now the GOP hopes to cancel out that loss: A moderate justice faces runoff against a GOP lawmaker. boltsmag.org/mississippi-su…

Remember! Runoff elections in Mississippi tomorrow for seats on the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court runoff will see incumbent Justice Jim Kitchens, a moderate-to-liberal justice, running against Jenifer Branning, one of the most conservative state senators.

Reporting for The Marshall Project and Bolts, Daja E. Henry 🌸 and I looked at the stakes of this runoff race, particularly for criminal justice issues. themarshallproject.org/2024/11/20/mis…

Thanks to The Marshall Project and Daja E. Henry 🌸 for producing this handy "Meet the Candidates" guide to the candidate's for Mississippi Supreme Court in tomorrow's runoff election. Learn more about the candidates here. mississippifreepress.org/meet-the-candi…

We're thrilled to announce our 2025 Gwen Ifill Mentees! These 10 journalists from underrepresented backgrounds will work with media leaders to advance their careers. Meet three of them now: Daja E. Henry 🌸, Danielle Hayden (Danielle Hayden) & @Desireeyepez. iwmf.org/programs/gwen-…

So incredibly thrilled that our former fellow, Daja E. Henry 🌸 has been selected to one of 10 fellows in the Gwen Ifill Mentorship Program at the International Women's Media Foundation! iwmf.org/gwen-ifill-fel…

"Black single mothers’ necessary self-sufficiency, as well as their position in society that often empowers them to better the community, often lead abusers to try & steal their power." --Daja E. Henry 🌸 19thnews.org/2023/07/new-or… I really appreciate this emotional & powerful article.

Trump Is Backing Away From Police Reform. Here’s What That Means for 12 Places. Daphne Duret Daja E. Henry 🌸 Christie Thompson Geoff Hing The Marshall Project buff.ly/JpMZloI

A court-appointed receiver will take over Hinds County's long-embattled Raymond Detention Center, where 7 people died in 2021. What is a receiver? What will he do? How did we get here? These Qs and more answered in my latest (feat. Hernandez D. Stroud): themarshallproject.org/2025/03/26/hin…

For a 1-on-1 Q&A, I spoke w/The Marshall Project's Daja E. Henry 🌸 about a historic court takeover of the Hinds County, M.S. Jail through receivership. The jail is so unconstitutional that Judge Carlton Reeves called it "a place where terror reigns." themarshallproject.org/2025/03/26/hin…

State Trial Starts for Three Ex-Memphis Officers Accused of Killing Tyre Nichols | Capital B Former police officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith are facing up to an additional 60 years in prison if convicted. capitalbnews.org/tyre-nichols-t…

Police killed Phillip Gibbs, 21, and James Earl Green, 17, & wounded several others #OTD in 1970 at Jackson State & got away with it. 55 years later, the DOJ is investigating, but turmoil at the dept. could threaten what may be a last attempt at justice. themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/jac…

“You just lay in your bunk and wanna die." Powerful dispatch from Ivy Scott about the summer heat in Missouri prisons. themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/ext…

I photographed a story last week on the Gibbs Green tragedy at Jackson State University where police officers opened fire on the student dormitory. Im forever grateful that Ms Porter allowed me to tell her story about this tragedy as a survivor. Thanks to TheMarshallProject.org

The Department of Justice is investigating the 1970 #GibbsGreen shooting at Jackson State U., where police killed 2 people and wounded many more. 55 years later, can justice be served? themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/jac…

DOJ Shakeup May Put Civil Rights Probe of 1970 Jackson State, Mississippi, Killings At Risk The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Act made way for investigations of racially motivated killings. The federal agency enforcing it is in disarray. themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/jac…

Jails built in the last century often have few windows and little room for recreation and natural light. TMP dove into what sunlight and fresh air access in jails in Cleveland, St. Louis and Jackson. themarshallproject.org/2025/05/21/sun…

The Unbearable Darkness of Jail themarshallproject.org/2025/05/21/sun…