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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A 56-year-old inmate serving life for a 2008 murder in Hinds County has died in prison. The Mississippi Department of Corrections says Joseph Gentry was found unresponsive in his cell at East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Lauderdale County late Wednesday. The department, in a news release, said Gentry was pronounced dead […]
By Othor Cain Contributing Writer Former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps appeared again in federal court Monday before Judge Henry T. Wingate to learn his fate — what he learned — was that he would have to wait. Wingate delayed sentencing Epps until July 18 because of bombshells dropped by the prosecution. Assistant […]
CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — Officials removed 240 state inmates from a prison here Thursday after investigators said they found widespread violations — including the discovery that inmates had crossed state lines while doing community service. The Mississippi Department of Corrections says the inmates were removed from the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility and put in […]
(AP) A federal judge is allowing inmates to go forward with their lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Corrections and a private prison operator. U.S. District Judge William Barbour Jr. on Tuesday granted class certification to a group of inmates at East Mississippi Correctional Facility. They are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One man pleaded guilty Friday and another was indicted on federal charges that they paid bribes and kickbacks to a former Mississippi corrections commissioner in exchange for contracts. Sam Waggoner, 61, of Carthage, agreed Friday to plead guilty to one count of bribery after waiving indictment before a federal judge. Waggoner […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps and businessman Cecil McCrory are pleading guilty on federal corruption charges. Epps pleaded guilty to a count of money laundering conspiracy and a count of income tax evasion Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate in Jackson, who set sentencing for June 9. Epps […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — People seeking further changes at a privately run prison in Leake County are on track to get a chance to try to persuade a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves has scheduled a hearing March 30 where those suing the Mississippi Department of Corrections over conditions at Walnut Grove Correctional […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The lawyer for indicted former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps wants to push back the Jan. 5 trial date. John Colette, in a motion filed Thursday, wrote he received 75 discs of government evidence against Epps Tuesday and needs more time to review it. He’s asking U.S. District Judge […]