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Ex-Marine says he’s ‘deeply remorseful’ as he’s executed in Mississippi for rape and murder of girl
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA “remorseful” former marine who pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in 2000...
Justice Department finds problems with violence, gangs and poor conditions in 3 MS prisons
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGangs, violence and sexual assaults are a problem in three Mississippi prisons because the...
Convicted Mississippi murderer, rapist Thomas 'Eddie' Loden executed by lethal injection
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPARCHMAN -- At 6 p.m., the curtain rose in Room 54 of Building 17 at the Mississippi State...
MDOC offers salary raises, increases benefits in effort to hire more prison officers
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Mississippi Department of Corrections is seeking to hire more officers with a 10% increase in...
Bill to close penitentiary at Parchman moves forward in Mississippi Senate
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA bill making its way through the Mississippi Senate could shutter the state's 123-year-old penitentiary at Parchman by 2028. Senate Bill 2353, written by Sen. Juan Barnett, D-Heidelberg, passed ...
Hundreds in MS are jailed for mental illness every year. 5 things we’ve learned
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn Mississippi, the path to treatment for a serious mental illness may run through your local jail–...
Court hearing delayed for MS man accused of child abuse
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoPANOLA, County. — A Panola County mother is seeking justice against the man charged with severely...