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Mississippi prisons face staff shortages

September 8, 2024 by T. J. Marshall

In three Mississippi Correctional facilities, there has been a shortage of staff, leading to violence and gang intimidation. In February 2024, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Staff Profile Tagged With: Department of Justice, DOJ, Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Corrections

Prisoner alleges constitutional violations in Mississippi private prison

December 29, 2018 by Charles Stanley Longley

Flag of Mississippi

A federal judge ordered a re-examination of a private prison in Mississippi after a trial in which inmates alleged unconstitutionally harsh … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Health and Wellness, Institutions, Mississippi, Prison Economy, privately operated facilities

States struggle to carry out executions

October 17, 2018 by Wayne Boatwright

California in United States

Lethal injections, legal battles and difficulty obtaining drugs have forced a number of states to find alternative ways to carry out the death … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alabama, DEATH PENALTY, Death Row, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma

Largest private prison population

September 11, 2018 by Juan Haines

The United States has the world’s largest private prison population, according to a study by The Sentencing Project. The study compares America’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California, California Department of Rehabilitation, cdcr, Core Civic, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Freedom of Information Act, GEO Group, ICE, Mississippi, Tallahatchie

California aims to restore the right to vote for felons

April 18, 2018 by Rahsaan Thomas

Registered voters signing the initiative

California is joining the nationwide trend aimed at restoring the right to vote to convicted felons. A nonprofit called Initiate Justice is seeking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted Tagged With: Bobby Harrison, California, Daily Journal, Executive Clemency Board, Florida, Floridians for a Fair Democracy, Initiate Justice, Mark Walker, Mississippi, Restore Democracy Act, Samuel Alito, Taina Vargas- Edmund

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