MDOC seizes 69K, busts contraband smuggling scheme
The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced Thursday that its investigators have seized $69,000 in illegal funds from both inmates and their accomplices on the outside....
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Parchman sees improvements under new MDOC Commissioner
Mississippi is infamous for having one of the most dangerous prison systems in America, and that’s exactly why Governor Tate Reeves decided to bring in...
Coronavirus and the department of corrections
As the year 2020 started out, the Mississippi Department of Corrections took the heat in the first month. Inmates were killing and getting killed with...
Limited office visits to begin at probation and parole office next month
Limited office visits will begin in July for individuals on probation, parole, house arrest, or other forms of community supervision. Community supervision also includes earned...
The Burl Cain plan: from beatings to bible studies
Governor Tate Reeves recently introduced Burl Cain as the new commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Today, Cain joined The Gallo Show for...
Senate Corrections Committee chairman sees a bright future for MDOC
Recently, Governor Tate Reeves announced that longtime Angola Prison warden Burl Cain has been chosen as the next commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections...
Flaggs thinks Cain is the “ideal” hire for MDOC
Recently, Governor Tate Reeves introduced Burl Cain as the new commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs was the chairman...
Governor Reeves Personally Visits Parchman, Lays Out Immediate Steps to Restore Order
Today, Governor Tate Reeves visited the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman to personally inspect the conditions and speak with the Mississippians there. He was joined...
Bennie Thompson requests MDOC investigation
After a violent week in the Mississippi penal system, Congressman Bennie Thompson has requested that U.S. Attorney General William Barr launch an investigation into the...
MDOC: Both inmate escapees captured
by Alex Paton
UPDATE 11:10 a.m. – Both inmates have now been captured. Escaped state inmate Christopher High, is in custody. He was on the run with fellow inmate...