MDOC Commissioner: concerning amount of contraband
Dozens of cellphones and bags of tobacco were confiscated among a large amount of contraband seized from the Holmes-Humphreys County Regional Correctional Facility in Lexington. The...
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Featured Inmates rewarded with family visitation
Nearly 200 inmates who have had good behavior for a year or more were allowed a special family visit for three hours on Saturday at...
MDOC harvests 20K pounds of blueberries to sell to markets
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Corrections has harvested 20,000 pounds of blueberries and recently received their certification to sell to outside markets, including schools, retail stores,...
MDOC parolees remove 3,000 bags of trash from Mississippi roads
by Alex Paton
Many parks, highways, city streets, and county roads in Mississippi are now litter-free thanks to individuals on supervision with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Parolees,...
14 Parchman inmates awarded ministry degrees
by Alex Paton
Fourteen inmates at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman have been awarded associate and bachelor’s degrees in Christian Ministry. They met the requirements of the...
Featured Purvis man charged with child molestation and rape
A Purvis man will serve 45 years in prison for child molestation and statutory rape. 41 year-old Phillip Don Lawson was sentenced to two terms...
MDOC lifts lockdown at two locations
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Corrections has lifted their lockdown at two locations. Movement is no longer restricted at Marshall County Correctional Facility and Unit 30...
Featured Brookhaven man charged for second degree murder
Today Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Michael Guest announced that following a two day trial, Bruce Douglas Martin, Jr. of Brookhaven was convicted by...
Former death row inmate dies in prison
by Alex Paton
A man serving two life sentences, including one for kidnapping and killing his stepdaughter in 1987 in Jackson, has died in prison. C.W. Taylor, was...
Featured Insurance agent pleads guilty in MDOC prison bribery scandal
by Alex Paton
The final person facing charges in the Chris Epps prison bribery scandal has pled guilty. Insurance Agent Guy “Butch” Evans, pled guilty to aiding and...