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Beating by Guards, Not a Heart Attack, Killed Man in Mississippi Prison, Report Shows

FBI is now investigating after a report showed that Mississippi guards beat an incarcerated person to death.

Jackson • 02.24.2026

Shackled For Days and Weeks: A Federal Report Finds Widespread Abuse in Prisons

The report, by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog, comes after an investigative series by The Marshall Project and NPR exposed similar abuses.

News • 07.11.2025

No Camera, No Case? A New York Trial Shows It’s Hard to Prove Prison Abuse Without Video

Michael McCallion waited years to confront in court the officers he said attacked him in prison. The guards denied the assault ever happened.

News • 06.02.2025

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