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

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

Years Ago, I Exposed Horrors In Mississippi Prisons. Here’s Why I’m Back at It.

What began as a call from an inmate turned into a years-long effort to chronicle corruption, gangs, violence and maltreatment inside Mississippi prisons.

Prison, Prison ReformKatherine MitchellMay 8, 2019prison, prison reform bill, prison reform, what is prison reform, prison reform bill passed, federal prison reform