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Author Archives: Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project

No-show prison workers cost Mississippi taxpayers millions

Avatar by Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project December 9, 2020January 11, 2021

Prisoners and guards face danger from chronic understaffing by the Marshall County Correctional Facility in rural Mississippi.

Mississippi prison crisis: Inmates aren’t the only ones in danger; guards face attacks as their numbers dwindle

Avatar by Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project February 20, 2020January 11, 2021

What happened when no one wanted dangerous, low-paying guard jobs? Wilkinson County prison put gangs in charge

Avatar by Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project June 26, 2019January 16, 2020

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