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  2. Mississippi Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    The state Department of Corrections was established in 1976 to oversee the existing Mississippi state prisons. [6] Both federal and state laws were passed during various campaigns of "wars on crime" and "wars on drugs;" not only were new behaviors criminalized, but politicians supported mandatory sentencing and lengthier sentences.

  3. Riverbend Maximum Security Institution - Wikipedia

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    TRICOR, the prison industry, also manages a data entry plant and print shop at the prison. Inmates not involved in academic vocation, or industry programs are required to work in support service roles throughout the facility. Male death row prisoners live at Riverbend. [1] The state's electric chair and lethal injection gurney are located at ...

  4. Mississippi State Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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    Aerial view of Mississippi State Penitentiary, February 21, 1992 – United States Geological Survey. Mississippi State Penitentiary is in an unincorporated area in Sunflower County, Mississippi. [50] The prison which occupies 18,000 acres (7,300 ha) of land, has 53 buildings with a total of 922,966 square feet (85,746.3 m 2) of space. As of ...

  5. Mississippi inmates were exposed to dangerous chemicals and ...

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    Inmates at a Mississippi prison were forced to mix raw cleaning chemicals without protective equipment, with one alleging she later contracted terminal cancer and was denied timely medical care, a ...

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  7. Mississippi State Hospital - Wikipedia

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    In 1920, the state hospital was located in Jackson and had 1,670 residents. In 1930, it had 2,649 residents. [9] In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson to its current location, [7] the former property of a state penal colony, [6] the Rankin Farm. [9] MSH became overcrowded.

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  9. Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility - Wikipedia

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    Chris Epps resigned as Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) in early November 2014. The next day he was indicted by the US Attorney of the Southern District of Mississippi, together with consultant and former state legislator Cecil McCrory, on 49 counts in a corruption scheme related to contracts that Epps steered to particular companies.