MDOC expands prison reform programs
With the help of a federal grant, the Mississippi Department of Corrections is expanding to six northern counties a program to assist individuals with co-occurring...
Tag : Mississippi Department of Corrections
MDOC lifts prison lockdown a month later
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Corrections has lifted the statewide lockdown. Visitation, commissary, and outside recreation have resumed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, the...
MDOC offers prisoners chance to earn degrees
by Alex Paton
Dozens of men and women are earning college credits behind bars. Cimetrio Davis and Donna Locket are among a number of students who have studied...
UPDATE: Two Mississippi escapees captured
UPDATE: The two escapees have been captured and are now in custody. Original report: Christopher Parmenter and Andrew William Carter are wanted by the Mississippi...
MDOC prisons under lockdown
Prisons in the Mississippi Department of Corrections system are under lockdown until further notice pending investigation of a statewide incident. Visitation, commissary, and outside recreation at...
MDOC recruiting employees at state fair
The Mississippi Department of Corrections recruitment personnel is manning a booth at the Trade Mart during the 12 days of the Mississippi State Fair. The...
MDOC recruiting employees at state fair
The Mississippi Department of Corrections recruitment personnel is manning a booth at the Trade Mart during the 12 days of the Mississippi State Fair. The...
MDOC Commissioner responds to August prison deaths
by Alex Paton
During the month of August, 16 inmates died in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. MDOC Commissioner Pelicia Hall recently sat down with...
MDOC updates security at South Mississippi facility
by Alex Paton
After a convicted murderer escaped from a south Mississippi correction institution, changes are coming to the facility. According to the Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner...
MDOC re-opens Delta facility, aims focus on rehabilitation
by Alex Paton
The Delta Correctional Facility in Greenwood has re-opened as a technical violation center and with Mississippi having one of the highest rates of incarceration in...