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| Controversy puts Mississippi's long-standing 'trusty' program in spotlight |
| By cnn.com - Rich Phillips |
| Published: 01/17/2012 |
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JACKSON, Mississippi (CNN) -- It's triggered an emotional controversy. The pardons of convicted killers by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour has forced Mississippians to take a look at an ageless program that employed violent men -- including convicted murderers -- inside the governor's mansion and put those men on a fast track to a full pardon -- and freedom. The program, known as the Governor's Trusty program, is now front-and-center at the Mississippi capitol. No one seems to know how long the program has been in effect, or how it got started. Read More. |
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