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Barnett's Parchman bill dies in Senate committee | Free News

A bill proposing to address problems at one of the nation’s most notorious prisons by transferring them to another, more secure, prison died in a Mississippi legislative committee last week.

DOJ Deems 3 Mississippi Prisons Unconstitutional

The DOJ announced this week that it has found conditions at three Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) facilities unconstitutional.

Corruption, violence, drugs and gangs are 'pervasive' in 3 Mississippi prisons: Justice Department

Multiple Mississippi prisons controlled by gangs and violence, DOJ report says

The report found violence, gang control and trafficking of contraband had been happening inside Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution, and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility for years.

Mississippi's violent prisons violating Constitution, US Justice Department finds

By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - Mississippi is violating the constitutional rights of thousands of people held in three of its prisons, where violence is .

Corruption, violence, drugs and gangs are 'pervasive' in 3 Mississippi prisons: DOJ

Justice Department finds violence, poor conditions at three Mississippi prisons

Three Mississippi prisons, housing 7,200 people, are failing to protect inmates from widespread physical violence, in violation of their 8th and 14th Amendments, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

Mississippi prisons holding 7,100 inmates may be in violation of Constitution - Magnolia State Live

MDOC disputes Department of Justice findings but willing to work on improvements

Understaffing is one of the biggest issues faced by Mississippi prisons as in other parts of the country, MDOC said in its response to a DOJ report.

DOJ report finds that 3 Mississippi prisons violate constitutional rights of prisoners

A report from the U.S. Department of Justice says the Mississippi Department of Corrections fails to protect prisoners from violence at three state prisons.