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Caleb Bedillion

@calebbedillion.bsky.social
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Investigative reporter @themarshallproject.org covering Mississippi criminal justice system, especially courts, public defense and jails.

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Caleb Bedillion @calebbedillion.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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Caleb Bedillion @calebbedillion.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Mississippi Supreme Court runoff, COMPLETE election day + absentee vote totals in HINDS COUNTY. These numbers are lackluster for incumbent Jim Kitchens. Challenger Jenifer Branning is in a very good position to hold her lead.
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Caleb Bedillion @calebbedillion.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
From me, earlier this year: www.themarshallproject.org/2024/08/08/s...
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Caleb Bedillion @calebbedillion.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Mississippi Supreme Court runoff complete ELECTION DAY total for Hinds County below. This does NOT include absentees. This is not great for Kitchens. Explanation below.
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Caleb Bedillion @calebbedillion.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Branning has a fairly punitive voting record on crime issues, but it would take a bit to see how that translates to her jurisprudence.
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Caleb Bedillion @calebbedillion.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
During his campaign, he told The Marshall Project that more work is needed to improve public defense in Mississippi.
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Caleb Bedillion @calebbedillion.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
However, Kitchens didn't see a way for the state Supreme Court to proactively enforce compliance with its own rules.
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Caleb Bedillion @calebbedillion.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Testifying before a legislative committee later that year, Kitchens acknowledged this problem.
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Caleb Bedillion @calebbedillion.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Legal observers and even sitting state officials have for decades described Mississippi as having one of the country's worst public defense systems. The screenshots below are from reports in 2000 and 2003!
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