Bill increasing penalties for shoplifting clears House committee

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A bill that could make shoplifters think twice before stealing something off the shelves has cleared a House committee. On Thursday, the House Judiciary B Committee passed H.B. 438, which will revise penalties for shoplifting in the state. Rankin County Rep. Gene Newman, the bill’s author,…

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