Hacker News with Generative AI: Mississippi

'You're His Property': How One Sheriff Used Inmate Labor on His Family Farm (nytimes.com)
In Mississippi, incarcerated trusties cleaned chicken houses, fixed cars and installed flooring for the benefit of a local sheriff and his associates, a new investigation found.
Prison Labor, Corruption, Mississippi, Law Enforcement, Human Rights
34 points by whack 29 days ago | 5 comments
Man Convicted on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis May Be Executed Anyway (propublica.org)
Nine other prisoners have walked free after being convicted in part on inaccurate evidence presented by Michael West, the dentist, or his pathologist partner, Dr. Steven Hayne, once stars of the Mississippi forensics field.
Forensic Science, Law, Criminal Justice, Mississippi
9 points by hn_acker 46 days ago | 2 comments
Mississippi Passes Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat (wired.com)
The Mississippi House of Representatives just passed a bill banning cultivated meat. This makes Mississippi the third state to outlaw meat grown in vats from small samples of animal cells.
Agriculture, Food Technology, Law, Legislation, Mississippi
17 points by pseudolus 46 days ago | 10 comments