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EMCF guard arrested for contraband
A corrections officer at East Mississippi Correctional Facility was arrested Saturday after attempting to smuggle contraband into the ... Read more
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MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain vows to transform shuttered Walnut Grove prison
If Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain has his way, a shuttered prison will become a haven of hope ... Read more
State
Disability rights group sues MDOC for ‘inhumane and discriminatory’ prison conditions
Disability Rights Mississippi filed a class action lawsuit Monday against the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Commissioner Burl Cain ... Read more
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NEIGHBORS: Owen honored by Meridian First Ladies Civitan Club
On behalf of Civitan International, Steve Owen of Meridian was recently given the Second Annual Servant’s Heart Award by the ... Read more
Religion
Meridian native assists with baptisms at Wilkinson County prison
Meridian native Christopher Myers, a chaplain’s assistant, recently helped with the baptism of more than 30 men at ... Read more
State
Current COVID-19 testing inside Mississippi prisons ‘inadequate and dangerous,’ lawyer says
Far more inmates inside Mississippi prisons have COVID-19 than are being detected, new reports suggest. “Absent aggressive screening ... Read more
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Employee accused of bringing marijuana into East Mississippi Correctional Facility
A Meridian woman is accused of bringing drugs into the East Mississippi Correctional Facility. Dominique Louise Tingle, 29, of ... Read more
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East Mississippi inmate faces federal drug charges
An inmate at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian is facing federal charges in connection with a drug ... Read more
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COVID-19 confirmed in 5 inmates at East Mississippi Correctional Facility
As Gov. Tate Reeves extends restrictions for Lauderdale and four other counties until June 8, two facilities housing ... Read more
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Jails in East Mississippi prepare for COVID-19
Law enforcement agencies in East Mississippi have been working on plans to prepare for COVID-19, though Mississippi had ... Read more