A judge found "ongoing unconstitutional conditions," including short staffing levels that allowed some inmates to assault others
Wendell M. France Sr., an experienced corrections administrator, has 120 days to draft a reform plan
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The decree, which ordered the jail to improve its conditions, stemmed from a 2011 class action lawsuit
A death row inmate had sought a specialized DNA analysis in hopes it would exonerate him
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A weapon was found earlier in the week after threats had been made to assault the facility's "smallest female" CO
"Gross understaffing," "uncontrolled gang activity," and inmates having "unfettered access to contraband" were among the DOJ's findings
"It's just a very bad mess," said a court-appointed monitor
Staffing shortages are so severe at the facility that gangs and "inmate committees" control many aspects of life
The staff members waited more than a day to tell MDOC he was missing
The federal government is asking for a court-appointed receiver to take over the jail due to unsafe conditions
The sheriff says he is working on a plan to hire more detention officers
Jail staff immediately noticed “irregularities” with the request
Three Mississippi two-year colleges are part of a $375,000 grant supporting humanities courses being taught in prisons
Gov. Tate Reeves said closing Parchman's Unit 29 is a way to 'turn the page' on the longstanding problems plaguing the prison
"I seek to be executed as I do here, this day, stand on death row a guilty man worthy of death — please grant me this plea," inmate David Cox wrote
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