Jerry MitchellVerified account

@JMitchellNews

Investigative reporter & founder, Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. Helped put 4 KKK members, serial killer behind bars. 2009 MacArthur fellow.

Jackson, MS
mississippicir.org
Joined May 2011
7,922 Photos and videos Photos and videos

Tweets

You blocked @JMitchellNews

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @JMitchellNews

  1. May 10

    In 2014, Mississippi lawmakers promised to reinvest portion of $266M from prison reduction to educate offenders, train them for jobs & give them alcohol & drug treatment. 5 years later, Mississippians are still waiting.

    8 retweets 7 likes
    Undo
  2. May 10

    My journey into investigating Mississippi prisons all started with a phone call. From an inmate behind bars. On his cell phone.

    1 reply 23 retweets 29 likes
    Undo
  3. May 9

    1963, after Americans saw authorities turn fire hoses & police dogs on protesters in Birmingham, Fred Shuttlesworth & helped negotiate truce. 2,400+ had been arrested in Children's Crusade.

    1 reply 9 retweets 17 likes
    Undo
  4. Retweeted
    May 9

    Possible tornado strikes McComb

    3 retweets 1 like
    Undo
  5. Retweeted
    May 9

    Lots of damage from a severe storm moving through McComb off Delaware Avenue - storm was tornado warned. 📸: Anthony Conerly, McComb

    12 retweets 9 likes
    Undo
  6. Retweeted
    May 9

    Damage pictures are coming in from McComb... these are from streets off of Delaware Ave 📷: Anthony Conerly

    10 retweets 10 likes
    Undo
  7. May 9

    Just making sure you saw this story, . Let me know if you're making it to Conference this year.

    3 likes
    Undo
  8. Retweeted
    May 9

    Will prison reform at the federal level go the same way it has in Mississippi? If so, perhaps we should all be worried.

    7 retweets 3 likes
    Undo
  9. May 9

    The Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting & are working with on investigating Mississippi's prisons and should report later this spring on those findings.

    This is part of a new project partnership with Jerry's organization, the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting and . For this project, will be working on video stories and reporting on America's prisons this year.
    Show this thread
    4 retweets 18 likes
    Undo
  10. Retweeted
    May 9

    Read about why started this project:

    My investigations into prisons began when inmate called from cell. & I began investigating. 13 mos later MS Corrections head indicted. 5 yrs after cleanup, these prisons may be worse.
    2 retweets 1 like
    Undo
  11. Retweeted
    May 9

    The implementation of Mississippi’s prison reforms has been marked by broken promises and a lack of funding, according to interviews, data and documents reviewed by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting and .

    11 retweets 8 likes
    Undo
  12. May 9

    Thanks to the in London for featuring our Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting story on how Mississippi's prison reform has faltered, despite praise from many national stories & the .

    1 reply 4 retweets 11 likes
    Undo
  13. Retweeted
    May 9

    Last fall, I was in room as President Trump praised MS officials for their work on prison reform + rallied support for the First Step Act. Now, finds those MS "reforms" have in reality been "marked by broken promises and a lack of funding":

    1 reply 5 retweets 4 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  14. May 9

    It's National , so it seems appropriate to share the story of how Mississippi made lots of promises when it passed prison reform 5 years ago. State has broken nearly all of them.

    3 retweets 5 likes
    Undo
  15. May 9

    Prison reform in Mississippi — touted as a model by & many in the national press — has been marked by broken promises and a lack of funding. Thanks for your help in investigating.

    25 retweets 29 likes
    Undo
  16. May 9

    My investigations into prisons began when inmate called from cell. & I began investigating. 13 mos later MS Corrections head indicted. 5 yrs after cleanup, these prisons may be worse.

    13 retweets 21 likes
    Undo
  17. May 9

    Years ago, I exposed horrors in Mississippi prisons. Here's why I am back at it.

    2 replies 44 retweets 83 likes
    Undo
  18. Retweeted
    May 8

    Sweet, sad gesture from New York Times Washington bureau: Out of respect for our legendary healthcare reporter Robert Pear, who died last night, the newspaper is retiring the story slug HEALTH, "because it can only be by Pear."

    6 replies 126 retweets 502 likes
    Undo
  19. May 8

    1915, historian John Hope Franklin was born. His book, From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans, sold 3M copies. Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

    2 replies 17 retweets 48 likes
    Undo
  20. May 7

    1955, Rev. George Lee was shot to death in Belzoni, Mississippi, after he helped 90+ American Africans register to vote. The sheriff claimed the lead pellets found in his shattered jaw were fillings from his teeth.

    18 retweets 19 likes
    Undo

@JMitchellNews hasn't Tweeted yet.

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·