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New law gives MDOC commissioner choice in how people are executed
Mississippi is set to become the first state where prison officials can choose how a person sentenced to ... Read more
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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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Families say officials aren’t doing enough to protect prisoners from COVID-19
Bettye Bell talked to her son, Charoyd Bell, on the phone for just five minutes before he had ... Read more
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Holding aging, ill inmates in prison costly to Mississippi
Former Army National Guard officer Edward Stafford Knight went away for life in prison in August 2001. His ... Read more
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East Mississippi businesses, events impacted by COVID-19
Here are some local businesses, national chains and events that have been affected by COVID-19. EDUCATION Meridian Community ... Read more
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Mississippi short on answers in rash of jail inmate deaths
A rash of inmate deaths in facilities across Mississippi this month has yielded few details in recent weeks, ... Read more
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East Mississippi Correctional Facility called dangerous in day 1 of trial
Plaintiffs argued in federal court Monday that the Mississippi Department of Corrections failed to provide constitutionally mandated care ... Read more
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Lauderdale County salvages Inmate Labor Program
When the Mississippi Department of Corrections announced its plan to cut the the Joint Inmate Work Program last ... Read more