Trump Hailed This State’s Prison Reforms as a National Model — but the Numbers Reflect a Grim Reality

When Mississippi lawmakers passed prison reform legislation in 2014, they pledged to devote some of the savings to drug rehabilitation, reentry programs and prison alternatives. That hasn’t happened.

Prison, Prison ReformKatherine MitchellMay 8, 2019Mississippi Center for Investigative Reportingprison, prison reform, prison reform bill, what is prison reform, mississippi department of corrections, first step act