It is the first time in at least the last decade that officials have confirmed that an incarcerated person was killed by a use of force by prison security.

Members of the Legislative Black Caucus said conditions at the Parchman prison were unlivable after a group tour two weeks ago.

Mississippi is on track to increase spending on prisons for the coming fiscal year, a spike attributed to its medical care contract and rising payments to private prisons, according to ...

A third person has died following a fiery prison transport van crash on Interstate 10 in Jackson County last month, bringing the confirmed death toll to three — two inmates and a corrections officer ...

ATLANTA — Prison officials in Mississippi said Tuesday that two inmates were beaten to death at the state penitentiary in Parchman, coming after a burst of violence across the state that left five ...

A Department of Justice investigation into the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm found unsafe and inhumane conditions at the prison have violated the U.S. Constitution. The DOJ released ...

A key Mississippi lawmaker has passed a major hurdle on a bill that calls for tougher oversight of deaths inside the state’s notorious prisons, following an investigation by The Marshall Project - ...

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