Jerrian Reedy, left, a student at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, assists Dorothy Gray, a student at Northside High School in the Mississippi Delta, as she practices intubation in a simulation lab. Gray, who is interested in pursuing a career in the mental health care field, attended the University of Mississippi School of Medicine’s annual African American Visit Day in April. Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News hide caption
A coalition of advocates call for full Medicaid expansion in Mississippi at a rally at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The gathering drew supporters from throughout the state representing religious, social and human service organizations, medical professionals and legislators. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
Nakala Murry (shown right) could potentially lose custody of her three kids after a Mississippi police officer shot and wounded her son, 11-year-old Aderrien Murry (shown left) in May 2023 after calling 911 for a domestic incident at the family's home. Nakala Murry hide caption
Michael Corey Jenkins, right, follows a friend as he enters the federal courthouse in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, for sentencing on the third of the six former Rankin County law enforcement officers who committed racially motivated, violent torture on him and his friend Eddie Terrell Parker in 2023. The six former law officers pleaded guilty to torturing them. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
Azzam, 12, hugs a sheep, the only source of his family's livelihood in rural Damascus on Feb 21, 2022. Azzam and his family have experienced firsthand the harrowing impact of the conflict. In 2015, when Azzam was five years old, a shell fell on the building where he was sitting with his family. Hasan Belal for NPR hide caption
Copies of the 911 calls placed by 11-year-old Aderrien Murry and his grandmother to the Indianola Police Department were released Friday. The calls raise questions about the May 20, 2023, incident and how the situation was handled by authorities. Here, an image from the body camera footage shows the moment Sgt. Greg Capers fired his weapon at Aderrien. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation hide caption
Body camera footage shows the moments leading up to Indianola, Miss., police officer Greg Capers shooting and wounding 11-year-old Aderrien Murry following a call the boy made to authorities for help. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation hide caption
The Georgia State Capitol was among several state legislatures evacuated Wednesday following bomb threats. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Despite the outcome from both the grand jury and the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Aderrien's mother — Nakala Murry — says she will continue to fight for justice for her son. Here, Aderrien Murry poses for a picture outside of his home in Indianola, Miss. Nakala Murry hide caption
An election resolution board counts absentee ballots Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, Miss. Michael Goldberg/AP hide caption
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley speaks to reporters during a campaign stop on Nov. 6 in Jackson, Miss. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves greets supporters before addressing them at his gubernatorial reelection watch party in Flowood, Miss., on Tuesday. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
Gregory Case, the father, center, and Brandon Case, the son, right, speak with an attorney, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Brookhaven, Miss. Hunter Cloud/AP hide caption
U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, center, speaks to reporters after six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi pleaded guilty to federal civil rights offenses in federal court in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
Inmate/students practice blues harmonica during a classroom session of the Blues Tradition in American Literature course inside Parchman Prison in Mississippi. John Burnett hide caption
A member of the Mississippi State Fire Marshal's Office, left, waits as a firefighter waters down a burned out house, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Conway, Miss. Authorities believe a man who escaped from a Mississippi jail over the weekend with three others is believed to be dead in the house after a shootout with authorities and barricaded himself inside a burning home near Conway. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
Former professional wrestler Ted "Teddy" DiBiase Jr. speaks in Jackson, Miss., on Sept. 23, 2015. A federal indictment unsealed on Thursday said companies run by DiBiase received "sham contracts" in Mississippi and misspent millions of dollars of welfare money. Rick Guy/The Clarion Ledger, via AP hide caption
An aerial view of neighborhood in Rolling Fork, Miss., destroyed by Friday night's tornado. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
AFTER: Destroyed homes and buildings along Walnut Street in Rolling Fork, Miss., on March 26, 2023. Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies hide caption
A pickup truck rests on top of a restaurant cooler at Chuck's Dairy Cafe in Rolling Fork, Miss. Emergency officials in Mississippi say several people have been killed by a tornado that tore through the state on Friday night, destroying buildings and knocking out power as severe weather produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
A resident looks through piles of debris, insulation and home furnishings to see if anything is salvageable at a mobile home park in Rolling Fork, Miss., on Saturday. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
This image provided by the Mississippi Department of Corrections shows Axel Cox, 24, of Gulfport, Miss. Cox, who burned a cross in his front yard to intimidate his Black neighbors in December 2020, was sentenced Thursday, March 9, 2023, to 42 months in prison. AP hide caption