Commissioner Burl Cain said the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ Criminal Investigations Division will review all ...

The Marshall Project is a nonprofit newsroom covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for our newsletters to receive all of our stories and analysis. This article is part of the “ Dying ...

Mississippi Today continues its investigation into the alleged denial of health care in the state prison system.  Christopher ...

The man credited with turning around one of America’s most dangerous prisons had a nearly 90-minute session with South Dakota ...

The Mississippi Supreme Court denied a last-minute emergency petition to stay the execution of death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford. Crawford's attorneys argued his original trial lawyers improperly ...

At one prison, the letter noted, gang members who dominate the kitchen withhold food to punish disfavored prisoners and control who gets a mattress or blanket. “The Mississippi prison system is in a ...

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 ...

A state ad hoc committee centered on finding rehabilitative solutions in South Dakota's correctional system is set to meet in ...

At least 42 people have been killed inside Mississippi prisons in the past decade, leaving scores of grieving families questioning a system that fails to protect people in its custody or hold anyone ...

At least 42 people have been killed in Mississippi prisons over the past decade due to systemic issues. An investigation found that chronic understaffing, gang violence, and lax oversight contribute ...

This article is second in a series of a reporting collaboration by The Marshall Project - Jackson, Mississippi Today, Clarion Ledger, Hattiesburg American and The Mississippi Link. At least 42 people ...