AltWeeklies Wire
Keeping Seale Freenew
On Jan. 26, 2007, two days after a federal grand jury indicted former Klansman James Ford Seale with three counts of kidnapping and conspiracy, his defense attorneys moved to dismiss all charges on the grounds that the charges violated the statute of limitations.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
09-18-2008 |
Civil Liberties
La Nueva Estrategia del Surnew
The southern strategy gets a makeover leading up to Mississippi's general elections, with politicians on both sides targeting undocumented Latinos.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
A Pyrrhic Victorynew
Video footage in John Marshall case is erased by Greenwood Public Schools, while an open records hearing prohibits the presence of media.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
08-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Mal Tiempo, Buenas Caras (Bad Times, Good Faces)new
Two Latino immigrants tell wildly different tales of Hurricane Katrina as they struggle to rebuild along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
07-18-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Melton Accuses, Councilman Objectsnew
Mayor Frank Melton accused Councilman Marshand Crisler of being the target of an FBI probe -- Crisler says Melton is just trying to shift the blame.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch and Matt Saldana |
06-28-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Strange Bedfellows: Prosecution Rests in Seale Trialnew
A man who participated in the kidnappings of Henry Dee and Charles Moore became the centerpiece of the prosecution's case against James Ford Seale.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
06-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Judge Excludes Informant's Statementsnew
As the federal kidnapping trial of James Ford Seale approaches, the judge in the case excluded statements from a deceased informant but admitted statements Seale made to FBI agents 40 years ago. The trial begins May 31.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
05-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
I Do Not Belong Herenew
Growing up gay in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
03-19-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kevin Sessums, Mississippi Sissy
Supervisors' Clash Continuesnew
Hinds County supervisors clash over open meetings and a $14 million parking garage.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
01-25-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Youth Rally for Justicenew
Students, parents and advocates marched onto Mississippi Capitol's south steps to call for educational reform and protest the incarceration of more than 1,000 Mississippi children.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
01-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
