"… act, Silberman is not broadcasting programming on any of those stations.In Meridian, Miss., for instance, where MS Communications holds licenses for 12 low-po …"

"… l.The Justice Department says it has probable cause to believe the city of Meridian and Lauderdale County routinely and  repeatedly incarcerate children …"

"… Court judges, as well as the state Division of Youth Services, but not the Meridian school system.The letter said infractions such as defiance, disrespect, dr …"

"… an-American children are disproportionately suspended or expelled and that Meridian children who have disabilities are expelled or given long suspensions at a …"

"… s of confidential youth court records without a court order.”The city of Meridian and Lauderdale County reject the charges, accusing the federal agency of b …"

"… nesday against the state of Mississippi, Lauderdale County and the city of Meridian.The suit alleges that the state, county and city “help to operate a scho …"

"… to operate a school-to-prison pipeline in which the rights of children in Meridian are repeatedly and routinely violated,” said a Department of Justice pre …"

"… d a Department of Justice press release.  “As a result, children in Meridian have been systematically incarcerated for allegedly committing minor offen …"

"… rn of overly harsh punishment of African-American and disabled students in Meridian. In August, the department had issued a letter of “findings” to state …"

"… nt of Justice have also scrutinized the juvenile court of the community of Meridian, Miss.Federal officials sent a warning letter to Meridian after an investi …"

"… the community of Meridian, Miss.Federal officials sent a warning letter to Meridian after an investigation found that youths were being sent into detention un …"

"… peline.” In October, federal officials filed suit against authorities in Meridian, alleging violations of constitutional rights of minors sent to detention …"

"… y a lawsuit the U.S. Department of Justice filed last October against Meridian, Miss, alleging that students there “are regularly and repeatedly h …"

"… involving officers in minor campus behavioral disputes. “We commend the Meridian Public School District for taking this huge stop toward ensuring that its …"

"… said the division hopes that school districts nationwide will look to the Meridian agreement as a model for addressing complaints of overly harsh and sometim …"

"… discipline.  As the Center for Public Integrity reported previously, Meridian, Miss., police told federal investigators that they were functioning as a …"

"… sion still is pursuing a lawsuit it filed last October against the city of Meridian, Lauderdale County and the Mississippi Division of Youth Services. The sui …"

"… on into alleged excessive involvement of police in discipline meted out in Meridian, Miss. The agreement with the district of 6,100 students in Meridian esse …"

"… t in Meridian, Miss. The agreement with the district of 6,100 students in Meridian essentially regulates school police on the district’s campuses. The dist …"

"… in the majority-black district. Civil rights investigators said police in Meridian told them they were ferrying students to jail on allegations of defiance a …"