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Mississippi woman jailed for 3 months without seeing judge or lawyer

By Jeff Amy

Jeff Amy, reporter, Jackson, Mississippi, for sharing the story of a woman jailed for three months without even seeing a judge or a lawyer, only to have her case immediately thrown out when she did and revealing the situation is not uncommon in Mississippi. http://strib.mn/2dXD4j0

By The Associated Press

OCT. 27, 2016

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