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Press Releases

Title Date
More COVID-19 testing planned at SMCI 11/24/2020
COVID outbreak identified at Marshall County Correctional Facility 11/13/2020
MDOC employee wins 2020 Excellence in State Government Award 11/05/2020
Contraband Raid at Parchman Nets Drugs, Phones, Liquor 11/03/2020
No outbreak of COVID-19 in Mississippi prisons; among safest in U.S. 10/29/2020
$69,000 of illegal funds seized from inmates 10/22/2020
Commissioner tightens security at Parchman Prison, promotes recruiting, better training 10/14/2020
Commissioner Cain probes inmate education with community colleges 10/08/2020
Prison supervisor arrested at SMCI 09/28/2020
Criminal justice reform committee discusses inmate re-entry options 09/22/2020
Commissioner Cain removes 10 workers from Rankin County prison 09/18/2020
Drone crashes into prison, lands operators in jail 09/10/2020
Inmate's escape short-lived thanks to officers working together 09/08/2020
MDOC ramps up hiring 08/18/2020
Commissioner Cain Announces New Leaders at 2 State Prisons 07/30/2020
Investigation Continues into Parchman Escape 07/08/2020
Up to $2500 Reward Offered for Parchman Escapee 07/06/2020
MDOC Searching for Parchman Escapee 07/05/2020
Limited PandP Office Visits Begin in July 06/30/2020
MDOC's Latest COVID-19 Response 05/29/2020
No Contact Reporting to Continue in May 04/30/2020
Inmates Working with MPIC Fight Against COVID-19 04/29/2020
MDOC COVID-19 Update 04/27/2020
MDOC Update on Its COVID-19 Response 04/16/2020
MDOC Investigates Escape at Parchman 04/16/2020