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Read Mississippi Today’s coverage on Mississippi State Pentitentiary at Parchman, the oldest prison in the state.
Analysis of state records and hundreds of pages of court documents, along with interviews with more than 30 prison employees, reveal a dangerous environment for everyone behind bars. As corrections officers quit, those remaining must guard more and more inmates
The Justice Department, through its Civil Rights Division, is more than familiar with problems plaguing correctional institutions in Mississippi and across the Deep South. However, their investigations and the settlements that normally follow don’t come quickly
Conditions have worsened for Parchman’s death row inmates, who are not linked to recent incidents reported elsewhere in Unit 29. However, they remain on lockdown with the rest of the prison and their attorneys say they’re being denied food, water, medication and other rights
Several people briefed on the contract between the Department of Corrections and Nashville-based CoreCivic, which owns and operates the prison, shared its details with Mississippi Today
Understaffed, underfunded and plagued by gang violence, inmates in Mississippi’s Parchman prison have been living in deadly conditions that state lawmakers knew about for decades. Now, everyone is paying the price
Mississippi’s beleaguered corrections system has garnered increased scrutiny in the new year as reports surfaced of deadly fights among prisoners at several facilities, including Parchman and South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville
About 50 protesters were on hand as lawmakers kicked off a new four-year term in state government. One of the first orders of business for the House is an election challenge in District 40 where Democrat Hester Jackson McCray defeated Republican Ashley Henley by 14 votes
Prisoner rights advocates are also calling for the Department of Justice to look into conditions at facilities across the state amid reports of violence and unrest
Notorious unit was shutdown 10 years ago following a lawsuit by the ACLU over conditions
In the aftermath of deadly incidents at correctional facilities, state leaders vowed to address problems plaguing Mississippi prisons. These promises come despite a series of cuts to correctional budgets and unfulfilled requests for funding to make repairs at Parchman
Parchman disturbance draws heavy emergency response, report of one death as state officials remain silent.
As of Jan. 3, at least five prisoners at three Mississippi correctional facilities were confirmed dead in disturbances at jails and prisons. These deaths come amid a series of violent disturbances reported via social media and news outlets
The Mississippi Highway Patrol and sheriff’s offices in Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Bolivar and Washington counties sent more than 100 deputies to the prison on Thursday after a violent incident broke out Thursday morning and left one inmate dead
Hood, who ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic nominee for governor, plans to do some leisure reading and start a private law practice in downtown Houston
The actions of police, prosecutors and judges in Mississippi ultimately end the childhood of black kids far more often – and with far greater severity.
Corrections agency employees took nearly 90 minutes to figure out who was missing, during which they repeatedly misidentified the escapee, according to an incident report. The report details a lack of communication between employees, who failed to correctly identify the missing person during recounts.
