“There is nothing innovative or interesting about this system of forced labor as punishment for what in so many instances is an issue of poverty or substance abuse,” said Cliff Johnson, director of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi.
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In response to justices' questions about a crowded court docket delaying trials in Hinds County, Johnson said legislators could create new positions for elected judges.
Mississippi justices hear arguments over appointed vs. elected judges in majority-Black capital
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