Neighboring states’ correctional leaders join re-entry forum
Correctional leaders from neighboring states are joining the Mississippi Department of Corrections to share ideas and best practices in support of re-entry needs for incarcerated...
Tag : Pelicia Hall
MDOC looks to legislature to change prison uniforms
by Alex Paton
Corrections Commissioner Pelicia Hall is asking to remove stripes and the word ‘convict’ from prisoners’ uniforms. Mississippi is one of the last states to change...
New Warden appointed for MDOC
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Corrections has announced a new warden. Commissioner Pelicia E. Hall announced the appointment of Chandra Berryman to be the warden for private...
MDOC expands prison reform programs
by Alex Paton
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...
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...
Featured MDOC finds less contraband at Wilkinson prison than in 2017
by Alex Paton
MDOC says Operation Zero Tolerance is working. Fewer shanks and cellphones were found among assorted contraband items at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility a year after...
Featured MDOC officer arrested after K-9 search finds spice in car
by Alex Paton
A correctional officer at South Mississippi Correctional Institution is the latest person to experience the meaning of Operation Zero Tolerance at the Mississippi Department of...
Featured MDOC: Less contraband seized during second shakedown of 2018
by Alex Paton
The second shakedown at South Mississippi Correctional Institution has turned up fewer cell phones, drugs, and other contraband items than the search three weeks ago...