MDOC re-opens Delta facility, aims focus on rehabilitation
The Delta Correctional Facility in Greenwood has re-opened as a technical violation center and with Mississippi having one of the highest rates of incarceration in...
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Update: MDOC investigating 16 inmate deaths in August
Sixteen inmates died during the month of August in custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. 55 year-old Richard Beasley was serving 28 years for...
August prison deaths continue to mount
The number of inmates that have died in custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections this month has now climbed to fourteen. 75 year-old Tony Springer...
Featured MDOC: Lockdown continues, unexpected amount of contraband found
by Alex Paton
Commissioner Pelicia E. Hall said the amount of contraband discovered at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman during the most recent shakedown was unexpected. However, the...