The execution of Charles Ray Crawford is scheduled for 6 p.m. today at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, pending a stay. The MDOC held a 2 p.m. press briefing. | Mississippi Department of Corrections

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MDOC continues to use several comprehensive and aggressive sanitizing measures in Mississippi prisons to address COVID-19. Some of them are featured here. | Mississippi Department of Corrections

Inside Mississippi’s Delta Correctional Facility, prisoners say they can’t even drop a grievance form without fear. No boxes. No privacy. No voice. Investigative journalist Don Matthews of We the People News uncovers how the Mississippi Department of Corrections is denying inmates basic constitutional rights — from access to grievance systems to protection from retaliation. When Matthews called the commissioner’s office, the bureaucracy dodged responsibility. The result? A story that exposes del

The reform that began at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility four years ago proved that lasting change is possible when accountability and care work together. The new women’s facility will stand as the next step in that evolution: a modern environment built to promote safety, learning and genuine reentry success. To learn more about the groundbreaking for New Jersey’s new women’s facility, visit nj.gov/corrections/pages/PressRelease/LandmarkReformAModernWomensCorrectionalFacilityShapedByCulturalRef

INMATES HELPING WITH JACKSON WATER CRISIS Thirty MDOC inmates from the Madison County Community Work Center helped distribute two 18-wheelers of bottled water for the Salvation Army Thursday morning. | Mississippi Department of Corrections