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Prison leaders deny release for deputy’s killer

By Monica Land JACKSON – State prison officials have denied a medical release for a man who shot and killed a Leflore County sheriff’s deputy in 1994. At one point, due to an unstated medical […]

Earnest Lee named Mississippi State Penitentiary Superintendent

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JACKSON – Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) Commissioner Christopher Epps has announced the appointment of Ernest Lee as Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP) in Parchman, effective May 1. “Mr. Lee has the right […]