Conditions at Mississippi’s Most Notorious Prison Violate the Constitution, DOJ Says
ProPublica, April 21, 2022: Conditions at Mississippi’s Most Notorious Prison Violate the Constitution, DOJ Says
“‘Our investigation uncovered evidence of systemic violations that have generated a violent and unsafe environment for people incarcerated at Parchman,’ Kristen Clarke, the U.S. assistant attorney general for civil rights, said at a press conference. ‘We are committed to taking action that will ensure the safety of all people held at Parchman and other state prison facilities.’
“The department began investigating Parchman in February 2020 after the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting and ProPublica reported on increases in grisly violence, gang control and substandard living conditions. The news organizations found that state lawmakers had known about these problems for years and had done little to fix them.”
Additional reading:
Department of Justice, April 20, 2022: Justice Department Finds Conditions at Mississippi State Penitentiary Violate the Constitution
Innocence Project, May 29, 2020: The Lasting Legacy of Parchman Farm, the Prison Modeled After a Slave Plantation
PBS, January 29, 2018: Inside Mississippi’s notorious Parchman prison
