Defy Ventures to revamp life for Mississippi prisoners
In Mississippi, over 32 percent of prisoners return to life behind bars. It can be attributed a life of patterns. Commit crime to make a...
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Businessman gets prison time for not filing taxes
by Sarah Ulmer
GULFPORT- A Mississippi man has received a 12 month prison sentence for not filing his individual income taxes in 2009. ...
Inmate dead after fight at Marshall County Correctional Facility
MARSHALL COUNTY, MISS– An inmate is dead and the prison is on lockdown after a fight at Marshall County Correctional Facility in Holly Springs. ...
Keeping Your Kids Safe: Child Pornography Lands DeSoto Man in Prison
by kim
HERNANDO, Miss.–Child pornography on his computer has landed Jeremy Gregg, 43, of Hernando, in prison for five years. Atty. Gen. Jim Hood said Gregg will also...
Federal Prison For Convicted Felon Who Had Pistol
by kim
OXFORD, Miss.–It’s ten years in the federal pen for Jonathan Craig Wren, 44, of Tupelo, after he pled guilty to being a felon in possession...
Man Pleads Guilty to Rioting in Adams County Correctional Facility
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss– Juan Geraldo Arredondo plead guilty to one count of rioting in a correctional facility on Monday. ...
Corrections: Prison Lockdowns Are Off For Now, Will Be On Again For Bad Behavior
by kim
PARCHMAN, Miss.–If you have people you know on the inside, you may be able to visit them pretty soon. The lockdowns that were on for...
Embezzlement Lands a Former Adams Co. Deputy in Prison for Ten Years
by kim
NATCHEZ, Miss.–A plea of guilty to embezzlement charges has landed Charles Nations, a former deputy with the Adams County Sheriff’s Dept. and former director of...
Deer Meat for Prisoners; Why A State Lawmaker Pushes It
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss– Adding deer meat to the prison menu could be a money saver, says District 28 Representative Tommy Taylor. ...
Parchamn Death Being Investigated, Inmate Found Monday Morning
by kim
PARCHMAN, Miss.–The death of an inmate at the Miss. State Penitentiary at Parchman is being investigated today. Thomas Smith, 38, who was in for life...