The group had already been sentenced to between 10 and 40 years, and four of them saw their jail time increase today, including Hunter Elward who will now serve 45 years instead of 20.
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Beyond the courthouse, the hearings also set the stage for people across majority-Black greater Jackson to confront the case’s excruciating truths: from vestiges of slavery to the survivors’ haunting trauma, perpetrators’ often-agonized courtroom apologies and the grave question of how to push toward a more just future.