January 17, 2020
Justice Leslie King wrote that Willie Nash's case “seems to demonstrate a failure of our criminal justice system on multiple levels" because it's not clear whether Nash (pictured) was properly searched or told not to take his phone into his cell when he was booked on a misdemeanor charge. Photo courtesy MDOC/Kristin Brenemen
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12-Year Sentence for Jail Phone is 'Failure,' Justice Says
The Mississippi Supreme Court's confirmation of a 12-year prison sentence for an African American man who carried his mobile phone into a county jail cell is being slammed as a …
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