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MDOC disputes Department of Justice findings but willing to work on improvements
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMississippi Department of Corrections officials say they are doing what they can to recruit and...
MDOC emergency team searches Macomb prison after latest assault
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Michigan Department of Corrections used its Emergency Response Team to conduct a mass search at...
Inmate killed at Mississippi State Penitentiary overnight
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – An inmate was killed early Thursday morning at the Mississippi State...
Inmates will once again clean up along state highways, interstates around Jackson. See where
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe City of Jackson, Hinds County and The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced at a...
Ex-Mississippi prison guard pleads guilty to federal charge in 2019 inmate beating
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA former Mississippi prison guard pleaded guilty to a federal charge Thursday in the 2019 beating of...
'Foolishly sticking with failed system': Mississippi leads the world in mass incarceration
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMississippi is now the world’s leader in putting people behind bars — more inmates per capita than...
Broken Justice: Mississippi prisons may soon exceed capacity
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMississippi — the world’s leader in imprisoning people — will soon skyrocket past its capacity to...
Infamous 123-year-old Mississippi prison targeted for closure by 2028 in lawmaker’s bill
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMississippi’s oldest and infamous State Penitentiary at Parchman could be forced to shut down by...
Michigan prison officers protest new strip-search policy for transgender inmates
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLANSING — Michigan corrections officers say they are alarmed by a new Department of Corrections...
New program helps Mississippi inmates prepare for post-prison life
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Mississippi Department of Corrections announced that 34 inmates graduated in early April through...