This article is part of a collaborative investigation into Mississippi’s Deadly Prisons. The Mississippi Department of Corrections will review more than two dozen unprosecuted homicides inside its ...

This article is part of a collaborative investigation into Mississippi’s Deadly Prisons. The Mississippi Department of Corrections will review more than two dozen unprosecuted homicides inside its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Becky Currie, R- Brookhaven, during a hearing at the Mississippi State Capitol, in 2020. Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today A ...

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At least 42 people have been killed in Mississippi prisons over the past decade due to systemic issues. An investigation found that chronic understaffing, gang violence, and lax oversight contribute ...

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Solitary confinement in Mississippi prisons has persisted for decades despite its negative effects on mental health. A 2024 Department of Justice investigation found conditions in restrictive housing ...

JACKSON, Miss. – The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the Mississippi prison system after a string of inmate deaths in the last few months. Federal prosecutors announced ...

One of two prisoners believed to have escaped from one of several Mississippi prisons recently rocked by violence is back in custody, authorities said early Sunday. The Mississippi Department of ...