JACKSON ⢠Bloody clashes that brought Mississippi s prison system under federal scrutiny last year were part of a dramatic increase in reported cases of violence behind bars.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections logged 853 incidents of inmate-on-inmate assaults during the 2020 state budget year, which ended June 30. That was a 29% increase from the previous year.
The statistics are in a new report published Friday by PEER, the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review.
The report was released the day after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill that will become law July 1 and make more inmates eligible for parole in a state with one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation.
Stop the Violence march set for Sunday in Jackson
Stokes declares war on violence in Capital City Share Updated: 9:43 PM CDT Apr 23, 2021
Stokes declares war on violence in Capital City Share Updated: 9:43 PM CDT Apr 23, 2021
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Show Transcript STARTS WITH A PEACE MARCH AND RALLY CALLED FOR THIS WEEKEND. COUNCILMAN KENNETH STOKES SAYS THE VIOLENCE AND MURDERS IN THE CAPITOL CITY HAVE TO END NOW. HE IS SPEARHEADING A STOP THE VIOLENCE MARCH THIS WEEKEND. PHILIP LEAF IS WITH DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, AT JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN BALTIMORE. HE WORKS ON CRIME INTERVENTION, AND PREVENTION WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, IN A CITY THAT HAD 335 HOMICIDES IN 2020. HE TELLS ME VIOLENT KILLINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TRADITIONALLY WERE DRUG RELATED.BUT HE S NOTICED A SHIFT RECENTLY. DR. LEAF TELLS ME PREVENTION PROGRAMS WITH EX- OFFENDERS, AND CHURCHES DO SHOW POSITIVE RESULTS. THERE ARE PROGRAMS
Felonies
The following people were booked into the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail in connection with felony charges ending Thursday at 11 a.m.
David Brown, 45, no address given, was arrested by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, violation of probation.
Misty Brown, 41, of Tupelo, was arrested by the Tupelo Police DEpartment, credit card fraud.
Summer Collins, 23, no address given, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff s Office, identity theft.
Jerry Lee Hall, 44, of Houston, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff s Office, armed robbery.
Adam Owens, 44, no address given, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriff s Office, possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, two counts of driving under the influence, three counts of driving with a suspended license, no insurance, no tag.
Tyce sentenced to life in prison for murder of beloved Hattiesburg grocer Christopher âFat Boyâ Tyce (Source: Forrest County Jail) By WDAM Staff | April 22, 2021 at 12:39 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 1:43 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A suspect who pleaded guilty to the capital murder of a beloved Hattiesburg grocery store owner earlier this month was sentenced to life in prison Thursday.
Christopher âFat Boyâ Tyce, 28, will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility for parole after being sentenced by Forrest County Circuit Court Judge Robert Helfrich.
Nguyenâs husband and one of their daughters made emotional statements to Tyce and the court before Helfrich delivered his sentence. They shared what a wonderful wife and mother Nguyen had been.
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