The Mississippi House has passed a bill that would direct the state Department of Health to conduct a sweeping review of the medical care provided to prison inmates.

During the current Mississippi legislative session, which runs from Jan. 7 through April 6, lawmakers will consider a raft of bills that could become law and impact prisons and jails, courts, policing ...

Sheriff Jones said the two detainees died recently in the Tallahatchie Correctional Facility, where they were being held.

The work release program would aid the state agency in its workforce needs. The Mississippi Senate passed legislation on Monday that would allow inmates to work on state road crews while incarcerated ...

LEXINGTON — A former captain at the S.C. Department of Corrections is accused of distributing ... Morell graduated from the University of South Carolina and earned a master’s degree before ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. Department of Correctional Services figures show the number of attacks in 2023-24 more than doubled from the 239 recorded in 2022-23 – and was three ...

The case stems from an ongoing state grand jury investigation into prison corruption within the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The allegations against Morrell date back to January 2024.

This comes just days after a Stiles Unit correctional officer was arrested for smuggling drugs into the prison. Investigator Grant Belvin was sent out after receiving a call in reference to a ...