A plan to build a new jail in the North Memphis neighborhood of New Chicago is getting pushback from people in the community.

Last weekend, outnumbered Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives, powerless to stop another self-serving ...

The proposed site of a new jail — housing men, women and children — would be the old Firestone land in New Chicago.

"It's time for Congress to restore its full protections by passing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act," said one Democratic lawmaker.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was follow-up legislation to the Civil Rights Act passed a year earlier. In a break from ...

As Texas Republicans move forward with a highly unusual plan to redraw congressional lines in the middle of the decade, the state’s Democrats see it as an effort to shut them ...

The recognized town square centers on Howe Street, which runs from the historic Brunswick County Courthouse to the waterfront.

US Supreme Court to keep North Dakota district map in place until voting rights case wraps up The move hints that the justices may be interested in hearing a tribal voting rights case against the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to prolong a temporary freeze on North Dakota’s legislative district map — hinting that the justices may be interested in hearing a tribal voting rights case ...

The Shelby County Jail's intake area is severely overcrowded, holding over 350 detainees, some for weeks, exceeding capacity. The jail's total population, nearing 3,000, significantly surpasses ...

AI-assisted summary The Shelby County Jail's intake area is severely overcrowded, holding over 350 detainees, some for weeks, exceeding capacity. The jail's total population, nearing 3,000 ...