Featured MDOC finds less contraband at Wilkinson prison than in 2017
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...
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Featured MDOC prisoners pack meals for hungry kids
by Alex Paton
Approximately 200 inmates at the Marshall County Correctional Facility in Holly Springs are helping to hand pack hundreds of meals for malnourished children around the...
Featured Prison shakedown leads to arrest of two officers
A shakedown at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Greene County has led to the arrest of two officers caught with contraband. 21-year-old Jadijah Rawls...
Former correctional officer begins prison sentence
by Sarah Ulmer
A former correctional officer has been sentenced for attempting to smuggle contraband into the south Mississippi prison, while a current officer stands accused of fraternizing...
Yazoo officially housing 1,200 prisoners from Puerto Rico
Mississippi has officially accepted 1,200 prisoners from Puerto Rico that were displaced by Hurricane Maria. The prisoners are now being housed at the federal correctional...
Fair Release program aimed at helping inamtes adjust to life after prison
by Sarah Ulmer
On Thursday, for the first time inmates at South Mississippi Correctional Institution will be able to talk face to face with representatives from businesses and...
Class Action Suit points finger at Virginia based company in Epps kickback scandal
by Sarah Ulmer
Last week a class action suit was filed with United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi against Virginia based company Global Tel Link Inc...
MDOC conducts largest contraband bust of 2017
by Sarah Ulmer
Mississippi Department of Corrections officers made a massive contraband bust on Tuesday morning at Bolivar County Regional Correctional Facility in Cleveland....
3 Parchman inmates dead in one week
by Chad Dixon
According to the Mississippi Department of Corrections three Parchman inmates have died in less than one week. Marel Gartney, Billy Bonner and Randy Bevill all...
Defy Venture will not launch in Mississippi
by Sarah Ulmer
The much anticipated Defy Venture program will not have a Mississippi launch in the foreseeable future. ...