Third suit settled in MDOC Epps scandal
Attorney General Jim Hood announced today that the state of Mississippi has settled its claims with Sentinel Offender Services, L.L.C. for $1,300,000.00. Sentinel provides inmate electronic...
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AG settles suit in Epps corruption case
Attorney General Jim Hood has announced that the State of Mississippi has settled its claims with Global Tel*Link Corporation for $2.5 million dollars. “I am...
Weekly rundown: Crime, justice, and football
JACKSON, MISS– Here’s a rundown of the top stories of the week, plus what you can expect this weekend. ...
More delays for corrections corruption case
JACKSON, MISS– The trial of yet another person accused of bribing former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps has been delayed. ...
Sentencing for Epps, McCrory postponed, again
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- Once again, a federal judge has postponed the sentencing for former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps, along with a Brandon businessman Cecil McCrory....
Tightening Control Over Corrections: Two Senate Bills Watching Where the Money Goes
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–With the recent indictment of long-time former Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps and a new task force looking into what went wrong and how deep...
Scandal at the Miss. Dept. of Corrections: Epps’ Cars, Houses Seized By Feds
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–He once presided over executions and was a big player in corrections reform bills earlier this year, but now former Dept. of Corrections Commissioner...
Burritos and a Sandwich Filled With Pot and Tobacco, Corrections Officers Charged With Contraband
by kim
PHOTOS: Courtesy, Dept. of Corrections PEARL, Miss.–You’ve got to give it up for these two corrections officers who are now well on the way to...
Reforming Your Corrections System, Saving You Money: New Law Signed
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Controlling the costs of keeping people accountable without compromising public safety is the goal of the new corrections reform bill (HB585) signed into law...
Beaten to Death in Prison, Why One Inmate Says He Killed the Other
by kim
Photo: Tyler Smith, courtesy MDOC PEARL, Miss.–It was a beating that killed 35-year-old Clifton Majors Sunday about 8 p.m. at the Central Miss. Correctional Facility...