Members of the Legislative Black Caucus said conditions at the Parchman prison were unlivable after a group tour two weeks ...

ATLANTA — Prison officials in Mississippi said Tuesday that two inmates were beaten to death at the state penitentiary in Parchman, coming after a burst of violence across the state that left five ...

A Department of Justice investigation into the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm found unsafe and inhumane conditions at the prison have violated the U.S. Constitution. The DOJ released ...

Jack Wells Activity Center was packed as the college welcomed civil rights leader and member of the Freedom Riders, Hezekiah Watkins. At only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PARCHMAN, Miss. — Charles Ray Crawford, who is scheduled to be the second death row inmate put to death in Mississippi this year, ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Betty Turner dreaded what her son would face in the state penitentiary in Parchman, the Mississippi Delta prison that has, over the course of more than a century, earned a dark and ...

A convicted murderer and Parchman prison escapee is back in custody this morning. 54 year old, Larry Hentz, and his wife Elizabeth were arrested last night while trying to check into a hotel room in ...