News reports of chaotic conditions in Miss. prisons spark bipartisan call for reform

Top Mississippi officials called for a review of the state’s increasingly troubled prison system, following stories by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting and ProPublica that documented chaotic conditions in the state prisons.

Prison Reform, PrisonKatherine MitchellSeptember 6, 2019mississippi center for investigative reporting, SMCI, prison reform, mississippi prisons

Inside The Prison Where Inmates Set Each Other On Fire and Gangs Have More Power Than Guards

LEAKESVILLE, Miss. — Jeffery Wilemon clutched his gut, throbbing in pain as he lay on his bed inside the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in April. But there was no way for him to cry out — not unless he wanted another beating.

Prison, Prison ReformKatherine MitchellAugust 19, 2019prison violence, Locked Down, mississippi prisons, SMCI, Prison gangs, prison reform, mississippi department of corrections