Jay-Z backs lawsuit filed by Mississippi inmates whose lives are in danger

Mississippi’s prisons are in crisis — and Jay-Z is stepping up to help.

Over the past two weeks, five inmates have died in an explosion of prison violence sparked by understaffing and a lack of funding. Facing a spate of riots, gang warfare and general chaos including a pair of escaped inmates,...

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