Photos: Activists Call For Prison Reform At Mississippi State Capitol

Mississippi Clarion Ledger, The Clarion-Ledger
Fri, 01/24/2020 - 1:51pm

Hundreds turned out to demand reform for Mississippi's troubled prison system in front of the Capitol building in Jackson on Jan. 24, 2020.

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