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‘Model Inmate’: Father Finally Has Crack Sentence Reduced As U.S. Senate Shelves Reform Bill

JACKSON, Miss.—Maurice Clifton Jr. complained of chest pain in November 2019. His symptoms progressed until he later died at an Indiana hospital.

His father, Mound Bayou, Miss., native Maurice Clifton Sr., then 54 years old, heard the news about his son’s death while serving his 22nd year of a 33-year sentence in federal prison..

Justice Department Said Alabama Prisons are so bad they violate protections against cruel and unusual punishment. Prisons in Mississippi may be even worse.

Mississippi has saved a lot of money on its prisons over the past several years. But as the experiences of next-door neighbor Alabama show, rampant violence and understaffing can eventually draw scrutiny from the U.S. Justice Department, with potentially costly consequences.

Prison, Prison ReformKatherine MitchellAugust 20, 2019Alabama Prisons, mississippi prisons, mississippi department of corrections, mississippi center for investigative reporting, FAMM, Prison