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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
July 5, 2019

MDOC searching for escaped Parchman inmate

The Mississippi Department of Corrections is searching for escaped Inmate Benny Ray Blansett. Blansett, 59, was discovered missing from Unit 30 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at 3:17 a.m. today during a count. He was last seen wearing a white shirt, with the words “MDOC Convict” on back, and black and white striped pants. He…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
July 3, 2019

SALTER: It’s not about border security, it’s about a long line of Northern Triangle refugees

By: Sid Salter The haunting photo of the bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martínez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter, Valeria, on the banks of the Rio Grande at Matamoros, Mexico has now – for good or ill – become the face of the immigration debate in America. Family members told officials that Ramirez and…