Senate Committee unanimously confirms Cain as new MDOC Commissioner
Photo courtesy of MDOC/Twitter The Senate Corrections Committee voted this morning to unanimously confirm Burl Cain as the new Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of...
Tag : Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman
Inmate Escape from Parchman
by Andi Davis
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is searching for escaped Inmate Benny Ray Blansett. Blansett, 59, was discovered missing from Unit 30 at the Mississippi State...
Couple arrested after contraband seized at Parchman
A couple was arrested over the weekend after their claim of duck hunting at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman led to the seizure of...
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 Parchman inmates harvest 8,000 lbs. of tomatoes
by Alex Paton
Inmates at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman will have harvested about 8,000 pounds of tomatoes grown in a greenhouse operation by the end of...
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...
Mississippi State Penitentiary names new Superintendent
Mississippi’s oldest prison has its new superintendent. Marshal Turner has been named superintendent of Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. The 18,000 square foot prison in...
UPDATE: manhunt over after both Parchman escapees captured
by Jared Bounds
UPDATE: 9-21-2017 6:50am Ryan Young has now been captured after being on the run from the State Penitentiary at Parchman since early Monday morning. Young...
UPDATE: Reward now offered for escaped inmates
by Jared Bounds
JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Corrections is still seeking two inmates who have escaped the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman....