Featured MDOC to re-open Delta correctional facility
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...
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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...
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...
Escaped Scott County inmate caught
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Corrections confirms that state inmate Gregory Tripp, who escaped from the Scott County Jail over the weekend has been captured and...
UPDATE: Reward increased to $10,000 for Parchman escapees
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is still seeking two Parchman escapees and the monetary reward has been increased to $10,000 for information leading to the...
MDOC looking for Parchman escapees
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is looking for two inmates who have escaped the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. 41-year-old James R. Sanders and 22-year-old...
MDOC expands program for inmates leaving prison
by Jared Bounds
JACKSON – More inmates are being better prepared to return to their communities before their release as a result of the Mississippi Department of Corrections...
Hall appointed MDOC commissioner
Gov. Phil Bryant announced today that he has appointed Pelicia Hall commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Hall replaces Marshall Fisher, who was recently...
Epps, McCrory Sentencing Delayed
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. – Former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps was scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday on corruption charges in Jackson federal court, but that has now...