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Amanda Hamilton can’t understand why her son , Shelby Wilson, was denied parole after he violated probation from his felony prescription drug conviction.Prison records show no rule violations, and her son resisted joining a gang. She found him a sober living house, a job and transportation. Brair Parker Ballou/MCIR

MCIR: Mississippi prison population back on rise, thanks to flurry of parole rejections
By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Fri,05/20/22-1:06PM, 130 Reads 3,146 Statewide

Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation last year aimed at expanding parole eligibility, believing it could be a “net positive for Mississippi.”
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