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Shooters to Go as Parchman Ends Medieval Practices
The Parchman Prison Farm faces reform after a civil rights suit drew attention to cruel punishments and the use of armed "shooters" over inmates. The DOJ report cites payoffs and extortion as causes, while a separate ruling ends the long era of the leather lash "Black Annie." In Albuquerque, the Valley High junior ROTC wins a top national honor for aerospace education and leadership.
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Bill Caider
Associated Press
Parchman
Miss
Delta Plantations
Annie
U.S. Department of Justice
DOJ
U.S. District Court
Greenville
Roy S. Haber
New York City
Mississippi
George Peach Taylor
Jackson
Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Albuquerque
N.M
National Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Albuquerque Valley