MDOC conducts largest contraband bust of 2017
Mississippi Department of Corrections officers made a massive contraband bust on Tuesday morning at Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility in Cleveland....
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MDOC launches incarcerated veterans program
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON – Incarcerated veterans in Mississippi are getting help before and after their release from prison under a new faith-based program offered in a special...
MDOC searching for escaped inmate
by Sarah Ulmer
An inmate has escaped from the Hattiesburg facility and the Mississippi Department of Corrections is on the search. ...
Inmate escapes during yard work
by Sarah Ulmer
On Thursday state inmate Melody Diana Maher, 24, escaped from the North State Street Mississippi Prison Industries location. ...
Shakedown at Stone County Regional Correctional Facility
by Sarah Ulmer
The Mississippi Department of Corrections searched the Stone County Regional Facility in Wiggins on Tuesday morning. ...
Inmate death reported at Parchman
by Sarah Ulmer
The Mississippi Department of Corrections has reported the death of an inmate at the Parchman prison. ...
Defy Venture will not launch in Mississippi
by Sarah Ulmer
The much anticipated Defy Venture program will not have a Mississippi launch in the foreseeable future. ...
Families urge MDOC to end ‘group punishment’
by Sarah Ulmer
Often times when an incident occurs within a prison facility, it’s the family members on the outside who suffer right along with the inmates. ...
Law enforcement searching for three men across the state
by Jared Bounds
Lafayette County Sheriffs have been looking for 27 year-old Chris Demont Paten (aka Chris Caine of Oxford) since March 9. He’s wanted for the shooting...
AG Hood going after prison bribery contractors
Attorney General Jim Hood has that he has filed 11 civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuits against all corporate and individual conspirators in...