Authorities in Mississippi said Wednesday that a convicted killer has been recaptured a day after he escaped from prison ... an area near the South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI ...

From a prison cell, one former deputy recounted how illegal searches and brutal beatings were used for years to help make ...

Some prisons didn’t provide access to medical ... the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, the South Mississippi Correctional Institution and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.

which has long been regarded as one of the nation’s worst prisons. The facility has been remodeled, and all the units except for Unit 29 have air-conditioning. Air-conditioning has also come to a ...

Dec. 25 (UPI) --Convicted murderer Drew Johnson is back in prison on Christmas Day after briefly escaping a Mississippi state prison on Christmas Eve. Johnson, 33, was captured near the South ...

Ex-Sheriff in Mississippi Is Heading to Federal Prison for 2½ Years Former Hinds County interim sheriff Marshand Crisler has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for soliciting and ...

Mississippi sued 10 people and 15 corporations this week to recoup more than $800 million in state money lost in a seven-year prison bribery scandal. JACKSON, Miss. (CN) — Mississippi sued 10 people ...