Featured Prison shakedown leads to arrest of two officers
A shakedown at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Greene County has led to the arrest of two officers caught with contraband. 21-year-old Jadijah Rawls...
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Featured MDOC to re-open Delta correctional facility
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is proceeding with plans to reopen Delta Correctional Facility in Leflore County this spring to house probationers and parolees who...
Featured MDOC: Escaped inmate back in custody
The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced that they have the escaped state inmate, Eugene Robinson, back in their custody. Officials say that Robinson was captured...
Featured MDOC: Escaped inmate back in custody
by Alex Paton
UPDATE: The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced that they have the escaped state inmate Eugene Robinson in custody. Officials say that Robinson was captured after...
Featured MDOC prisoner dies four years into life sentence
by Alex Paton
A Hinds County woman convicted of killing another woman by injecting silicone into her body has died less than four years into her life imprisonment...
Featured MDOC conducts last prison shakedown of 2017
by Alex Paton
The MDOC conducted the final prison shakedown for 2017 Thursday at Parchman’s Unit 29, the prison’s largest unit, marked the completion of the first round...
Featured Mississippi Doctor to spend six years in prison for bribery
U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst has announced that a Mississippi Doctor has been sentenced for his role in a bribery scheme. 59-year-old Dr. Carl Reddix, of...
MDOC Commissioner: Too much contraband
by Alex Paton
More contraband than expected, including canned and leaf tobacco, cellphones, cellphone chargers, and marijuana, were found at a Parchman work camp during a shakedown. The...
Inmate serving three assault sentences dies after fight with cellmate
by Alex Paton
An inmate serving three sentences for aggravated assault, with one of them being domestic-related, has died in prison after a fight with his cellmate. 32-year-old...
Inmates attend resource fair to help them find jobs after release
by Alex Paton
Inmates in the pre-release program at the Mississippi State Penitentiary were connected with resources that they will need after their release from prison during a...