MDOC Commissioner adds a new title
JACKSON- The Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Marshall Fisher, will be named as the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner by Gov. Phil Bryant...
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MDOC looking for inmate who left work detail
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- The Mississippi Department of Corrections is looking for an inmate who left a work detail in Natchez Wednesday. ...
Former senator, businessman pleads guilty in MDOC corruption case
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- Irb Benjamin, a former state senator and businessman from Madison, has plead guilty to criminal charges involving former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner...
Businessman sentenced for role in MDOC bribery scandal
by Sarah Ulmer
GULFPORT, Miss.- Mississippi Gulf Coast businessman Robert Simmons was sentenced Thursday for his role in the Mississippi Department of Corrections bribery scandal involving Commissioner Christopher...
Two inmates escape from MDOC work center in Gulfport
GULFPORT, MISS– Two inmates escaped from the Harrison County Work Center. The discovery was made at 3am on Sunday. ...
UPDATE: Visitation rules postponed
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- The Mississippi Department of Corrections recently postponed the new visitor policy for inmates at the facility....
MDOC changes visitor policy; immediate family only
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- The Mississippi Department of Corrections has changed their visitors policy for inmates to immediate family only. ...
Doctor pleads not guilty to bribery and conspiracy charges in Epps case
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- Dr. Carl Reddix, 57, of Jackson has been charged with paying bribes and kickbacks to former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps. Investigators...
Fourth Mississippi Department of Corrections Work Center Closes
JACKSON, MISS– In the past year, four Mississippi Department of Corrections Work Centers have closed. ...
Former MDOC Commissioner Chris Epps Sentencing Delayed
JACKSON, MISS– Former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps will get to sleep at home again tonight after his sentencing was delayed until July...