Mississippi prisons may soon exceed capacity Mississippi — the world’s leader in imprisoning people — will soon skyrocket past its capacity to hold them all. Read More News, Mississippi News, Broken Justice, PrisonJerry MitchellDecember 5, 2022inmates, prison capacity, prison population growth, MDOC, parole, Mississippi prisons, drug and alcohol problems, Burl Cain, recidivism, prison staffing