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Infamous 123-year-old Mississippi prison targeted for closure by 2028 in lawmaker's bill

The cost of closing the State Penitentiary at Parchman could reach $150 million.

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Prisons Grow in Mississippi as State Officials Cut Parole

How Mississippi’s new parole board is helping expand the state prison system by dramatically cutting approvals and threatening the most frequent pathway out of prison.

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Mississippi prisons may soon exceed capacity

Mississippi — the world’s leader in imprisoning people — will soon skyrocket past its capacity to hold them all.

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Lawmakers to receive Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force recommendations for 2023 session

The State Public Defender says the Legislature will receive the task force's report in January.
Earlier this month, members of the Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force met at the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) to determine recommendations for the 2023 Legislature.
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Mississippi adopts law expanding work release pilot program for non-violent inmates

The pilot program was first launched in 2021 in Rankin County. The new legislation expands this pilot program to Harrison and Lee Counties.
On Monday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced the signing of House Bill 586 into law. The legislation expands an existing pilot program that allows for

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