Mississippi lawmakers push prison reform after journalists reveal dozens of deaths

A key Mississippi lawmaker has passed a major hurdle on a bill that calls for tougher oversight of deaths inside the state’s ...
The Greenwood Commonwealth

Prison health care reform measures clear the House

The Mississippi House passed several bills this week aimed at improving the quality of medical care in Mississippi prisons ...
The Enterprise Journal

Mississippi prison health care reforms: What lived, what died with legislative deadline?

Measures to improve prison health care access and create stronger safeguards against the denial of care in Mississippi prisons survived the first legislative deadline on Tuesday, but several also died ...
ABC7

Corruption, violence, drugs and gangs are 'pervasive' in 3 Mississippi prisons: DOJ

The logo of the Mississippi Department of Corrections is shown on the shirt of a corrections officer, May 9, 2023, at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl, Miss. automation Conditions at ...
Yahoo

Mississippi Lawmakers Push Prison Reform After Journalists Reveal Dozens of Deaths

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 ...