The Mississippi House has passed a bill that would direct the state Department of Health to conduct a sweeping review of the medical care provided to prison inmates.

Following Mississippi Today's investigation into a hazy legal theory used to imprison women who used drugs during their ...

Mississippi State Hospital is hosting a ribbon-cutting and dedication for its new maximum security forensic services unit.The ...

Taylor sentenced Ladnier to a total of 40 years in prison but suspended all but 28 years day-for-day for him to serve, followed by 12 years of post-release supervision. In addition, Ladnier will have ...

A former interim sheriff in Mississippi has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for soliciting and accepting bribes during his unsuccessful 2021 campaign for sheriff.

Last week, the state Public Service Commission unanimously approved a special contract that will extend the life of a ...

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal ...

The work release program would aid the state agency in its workforce needs. The Mississippi Senate passed legislation on Monday that would allow inmates to work on state road crews while incarcerated ...

Senate Bill 2047 by Sen. Juan Barnett proposed a four-year phase down of operations at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at ...

Private prison company CoreCivic has announced it ... company's 2,672-bed Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tutwiler, Mississippi in the first quarter of 2025. "During January 2025 ...