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A protest outside the Grenada County Jail in Mississippi on Aug. 21, 2021, over the deaths of Robert and Debbie Loggins, who died years apart after being restrained by officers.
Feature November 30, 2021
“Y’all Going to Kill Me?” Years Apart, Mother and Son Die in Police Restraints
Officers continue to use hogtying and other dangerous restraints despite warnings.
By Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting
News and Awards September 29, 2021
The Marshall Project Wins Collier Prize for State Government Accountability
Award Shared with Mississippi Today Recognizes “Mississippi Penal System, Uncovered,” Series on Practices in State Prison System
By The Marshall Project
Officer William Byrd, left, commands his police dog during a training exercise in Mobile, Alabama, on Sept. 24, 2020. Officer Justin Washam wears a protective sleeve for a bite demonstration.
News and Awards September 15, 2021
The Marshall Project Wins Sheehan Award for Investigative Journalism
National Press Club Award recognizes overall body of investigative reporting, citing impact of “Mauled,” coverage of Mississippi prisons and more.
By The Marshall Project
Feature December 9, 2020
No-Show Prison Workers Cost Mississippi Taxpayers Millions
Prisoners, guards face danger from chronic understaffing by MTC
By Alysia Santo and Joseph Neff
Feature February 20, 2020
Mississippi Prisons: No One’s Safe, Not Even the Guards
Too many prisoners, too few officers leads to violence.
By Alysia Santo and Joseph Neff
Eliza McSwain works the cash register at a McDonald’s restaurant in Brandon, Miss. She was one of several people hired by the local fast food franchise from the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ restitution center program.
Analysis January 9, 2020
How We Investigated Mississippi’s Modern-Day Debtors Prisons
A tip led us to a little-known program that affected hundreds of poor workers.
By Anna Wolfe and Michelle Liu
Feature January 9, 2020
Think Debtors Prisons Are a Thing of the Past? Not in Mississippi.
How the state’s “restitution program” forces poor people to work off small debts.
By Anna Wolfe and Michelle Liu
Three out of five prisoners who were stabbed or beaten to death last week in Mississippi prisons were at the State Penitentiary in Parchman.
News January 8, 2020
Mississippi Prison Killings: Five Factors Behind the Deadly Violence
Understaffing, powerful gangs and constant lockdowns brew tensions that exploded last week.
By Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo
Feature June 26, 2019
Corporate Confession: Gangs Ran This Private Prison
What happened in Mississippi when no one wanted dangerous, low-paying guard jobs.
By Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo
Feature July 13, 2018
Petty Charges, Princely Profits
But a haven for bail bondsmen is getting less friendly.
By Joseph Neff
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