The South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville became the state's third prison to open a new chapel for its ...

Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.

Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain attended the dedication and said the state is nearing completion on two other prison chapels and another two are in the planning stages.

State budget update: State revenues for Mississippi in May fall shy of budget expectation. What to know How has MS Prison book club helped prisoners? The people who preside over the clubs, mostly ...

On Wednesday, a group of prison reform advocates gathered virtually to speak out against the death penalty in Mississippi.

It’s been less than a week since the last death at Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman, occurred, and yet another inmate has lost his life. According to the Mississippi ...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The man who was convicted of killing two women in Mississippi before leading authorities on a nationwide manhunt was found deceased at a state prison. Rankin County ...

Inmates at Salinas Valley State Prison have declared a hunger strike, effective Friday, to protest what they claim are unlawful practices by the California Department of Corrections and ...

Chandler Prater was harassed on social media because of the JuJu Watkins injury. Here's how the Mississippi State women's basketball player moved on.