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Research Partnership Highlights Ongoing Transformation in Mississippi Prison System

Two years into a continuing research study at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, a new film offers a glimpse ...

In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of ...

Using detainees and prisoners as photo props has a long history in American politics

Photos and video of immigrants in custody have been a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s administration, and illustrate his ...
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Most Idaho prison workers accused of sexually assaulting inmates go unpunished, investigation finds

In Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences — and those who speak up are often punished. Their accounts, gathered over an almost yearlong ...
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Mississippi executes a man convicted of raping and killing a college student

PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead ...
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Mississippi executes man convicted of raping and killing a college student

A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday. Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a ...