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Hinds County officials had informed Bettersten Wade that her son's body would be exhumed and transferred to a funeral home on Nov. 13, in a process that would begin at 11:30 a.m.
In an effort to help families find answers, NBC News is publishing a list of pauper’s burials in Hinds County since 2016. The list was provided by the county coroner’s office in response to a ...
The lives and struggles of the victims buried at Hinds County Penal Farm are not unique. They are a snapshot of conditions that face millions of workers and their families throughout the US in 2024.
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said the much-needed facility is coming along slowly, but surely. The project has three phases. As of now, much of the infrastructure ...
The Hinds County, Mississippi, coroner's office, under fire for burying people in pauper’s graves without their families’ knowledge, released an undated policy on death notifications.
Lumumba is referring to a report put out by NBCNews.com about 215 people buried in unmarked graves in a pauper's field in Hinds County — without their families behind notified — since 2016.
215 Bodies Found in Unmarked Graves Behind Mississippi Jail, Ben Crump Calls For Investigation Back in December, the gravesites were discovered in a pauper’s cemetery behind the Hinds County ...
I n the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2021, Michael Richardson was beaten, stomped on and dragged to his death by at least two others inside Hinds County’s Raymond Detention Center. His body ...
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Construction on the first phase of the new Hinds County Jail is underway, with work on it expected to wrap up by the summer of 2026. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones shared ...
Hinds County officials had informed Bettersten Wade that her son's body would be exhumed and transferred to a funeral home on Nov. 13, in a process that would begin at 11:30 a.m.
Hinds County officials had informed Bettersten Wade that her son's body would be exhumed and transferred to a funeral home on Nov. 13, in a process that would begin at 11:30 a.m.