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Attorneys hired by Jay-Z and other entertainers have ended two lawsuits they filed on behalf of Mississippi inmates in 2020 over what they called squalid living conditions at the state’s oldest prison

Jay-Z And Yo Gotti's Team Roc Prison Reform Program Drops Lawsuit Against MS State Prison

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/jay-z-funded-lawsuits-end-as-mississippi-improves-prison/"></div>JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys hired by Jay-Z and other entertainers have ended two lawsuits they filed on behalf of Mississippi inmates in 2020 over what they said were squalid living conditions at the state’s oldest prison — a facility that came under Justice Department scrutiny after outbursts of deadly violence by in...

Conditions at Parchman prison have improved since it was investigated by the Justice Department.

Even before the violence at Parchman prison, Mississippi state health inspectors had found repeated problems with broken toilets and moldy showers.

Conditions at Parchman prison have improved since it was investigated by the Justice Department.

The lawsuits accused one of Mississippi's oldest prisons of having inhumane living conditions.

The social justice department at Team Roc said although they've dropped the case, they're not taking their "foot off the gas."

Lawsuits were dismissed after the inmates' attorneys and the state Department of Corrections said improvements have been made during the past 3 years at Parchman.

The lawsuits accused one of Mississippi's oldest prisons of having inhumane living conditions.