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Parchman

Read Mississippi Today’s coverage on Mississippi State Pentitentiary at Parchman, the oldest prison in the state.

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Prison reforms target contraband, conjugal visits, drones and guard pay

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Curtis Flowers case to get U.S. Supreme Court review

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Prison head tells legislators system needs help; other agencies also make budget requests

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Mississippi prison deaths up 10 percent, records show

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Reported prisoner deaths in August now up to 16

Avatar photo by Michelle Liu September 4, 2018May 10, 2021
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A 14th Mississippi inmate death announced this month — quietly on prison agency’s website

Avatar photo by Michelle Liu August 30, 2018May 10, 2021
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DOC identifies 12th prisoner to die in state custody this month

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‘Nobody can get any answers’: Recent inmate death spike echoes past lawsuits against state

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Curtis Flowers case: Prosecutors seek to bar death row inmate from attending mother’s funeral

Avatar photo by Michelle Liu July 19, 2018May 10, 2021
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Washington Post podcast episode on Parchman civil rights case

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MDOC inmate deaths so far this year top all of 2016

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Parchman stabbing death investigated

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