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State inmate convicted in Monroe County died while hospitalized
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Posted: Dec 29, 2020 12:45 PM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - A state inmate convicted in Monroe County died while hospitalized, the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) announced Monday.
James Boggan, 68, who was housed at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution, was pronounced dead Thursday night at Promise Hospital in Vicksburg.
James Boggan | Source: Mississippi Department of Corrections
Cody A. Martin | Source: Mississippi Department of Corrections
Boggan was convicted of two counts of rape and sexual assault in Monroe County and was serving a life sentence.
He was sentenced on Sept. 10, 1997, for rape and assault and again on Nov. 30, 1998, for the second rape.
35-year-old dies at East Mississippi Correctional Facility Gary Long (Source: MDOC) By WLBT Digital | December 29, 2020 at 2:45 PM CST - Updated December 29 at 2:45 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - An inmate at East Mississippi Correctional Facility died Monday, Mississippi Department of Corrections announced.
Gary Long was found on the floor unresponsive while paramedics arrived to help.
Long, 35, did not survive the CPR attempts.
Long was serving a 10-year sentence for possession with intent to manufacture in Tate County. He was sentenced in 2011.
MDOC officials say no foul play is suspected.
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JACKSON, Miss. ⢠An inmate was pronounced dead Monday at a privately run prison in Mississippi after an officer found him lying unresponsive on a floor.
Medical workers at East Mississippi Correctional Facility did CPR on Gary Long until paramedics arrived, according to a news release Tuesday from Management & Training Corporation, the company that operates the prison. Long, 35, was pronounced dead at the prison.
The news release said no foul play was suspected in the death, and an autopsy will be done. Long was serving a 10-year sentence for possession of precursor with intent to manufacture in Tate County. He was sentenced Sept. 16, 2011.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections decided a couple of years ago that its employees just needed to meditate some to lower the stress of their job. To put them in the mood, MDOC bought a truckload of massage chairs, Himalayan salt lamps and other accoutrements.
If State Auditor Shad Whiteâs report on the chronically troubled agency is correct, former Corrections Commissioner Pelicia Hall did a lot of her meditating over how to rip off the taxpayers.
Last week, White released his second bombshell of the year when he said that under Hallâs leadership, MDOC misspent millions of dollars, including over $100,000 that benefited Hall personally.