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Mississippi Prisons

‘A complete and clear disregard for life’: Family members say officials are not doing enough to protect prisoners from COVID-19

by Brittany Brown December 2, 2020May 10, 2021

As COVID-19 numbers soar, family members say Mississippi prison officials are not being transparent about how they’re ensuring the safety of prisoners.

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

by Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project February 20, 2020May 10, 2021

Parchman’s Unit 29 to be closed in weeks, Reeves says

by Bobby Harrison February 19, 2020May 10, 2021

Mississippi Prisons

Mississippi cut corrections by $215M. Horrid conditions, violent deaths have followed at Parchman

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting February 18, 2020May 10, 2021

Rome: Community in the Shadow of Parchman Endures the Storm

by Eric J. Shelton January 23, 2020May 10, 2021

Photo Galleries

Photo Gallery: Rome, Mississippi

by Eric J. Shelton January 23, 2020May 10, 2021

Why a DOJ probe, the latest in a string of actions against Mississippi prisons, could take years

by Adam Ganucheau January 21, 2020May 10, 2021

Mississippi’s death row inmates weren’t involved with recent prison violence, but are suffering because of it, lawyers say

by Michelle Liu January 20, 2020May 10, 2021

The state inked a deal to house Parchman inmates in a private prison. Is it legal?

by Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison and Michelle Liu January 9, 2020May 10, 2021

Parchman at the center of state prison system plagued by neglect and lack of funding

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting January 8, 2020May 10, 2021

Mississippi moving inmates to privately owned Tallahatchie County prison

by Michelle Liu January 8, 2020May 10, 2021

2020 Legislative Session

Mississippi Legislature 2020: Election challenge, prison unrest greet lawmakers at start of session

by Kayleigh Skinner, Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison January 7, 2020May 10, 2021

Rep. Bennie Thompson to seek federal investigation into ‘ongoing failures’ within MDOC

by Michelle Liu January 7, 2020May 10, 2021

Parchman’s former supermax unit, shuttered amid civil-rights lawsuits, back in use after prison unrest

by Michelle Liu January 7, 2020May 10, 2021

Prison brass warned of dangerous conditions a year ago, but lawmakers did not act

by Kayleigh Skinner and Adam Ganucheau January 6, 2020May 10, 2021