The probe comes after prisoners in Unit 29 had to endure freezing temperatures without heat in January after a winter storm ...

Melvin Cancer was killed by guards beating him inside the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, a new report shows.

Text messages and a video from a prisoner inside the Mississippi State Penitentiary have raised questions about a homicide there during a 2020 gang war. During the war, Denorris Howell was strangled ...

*Attorney Antonio Moore delves into the question of why the Democrats are ignoring a discussion around mass incarceration and Mississippi #parchmanprison and a black agenda. Plus, having no major ...

ATLANTA — Prison officials in Mississippi said Tuesday that two inmates were beaten to death at the state penitentiary in Parchman, coming after a burst of violence across the state that left five ...

A Department of Justice investigation into the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm found unsafe and inhumane conditions at the prison have violated the U.S. Constitution. The DOJ released ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janice Wilkins holds a photograph of her late son, Denorris Howell, at her home in Holly Springs, Miss., in August 2025.Kevin Wurm ...

Text messages and a video from a prisoner inside the Mississippi State Penitentiary have raised questions about a homicide there during a 2020 gang war. During the war, Denorris “Nod” Howell was ...

Parchman’s gang war came after years of neglect by state officials, who slashed millions in funding and allowed conditions at the prison to deteriorate after federal courts ended oversight of the ...