Mississippi Holds Suspects for Months Without Indictment or Defense Attorneys September 26, 2014 Black News, ybw 0 In one Mississippi town, people who are arrested languish in jail for months without being charged with a crime. Normally if you’re arrested in America, the “Land of the Free”, the expectation is that you will be provided counsel and assured a speedy trial. None of that happens in Scott County, Mississippi, which is why the county is being sued by the ACLU. Octavious Burks, Photo Credit: New York Times There is no presumption of innocence.
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