Parchman News

Michael Maddox, 21, an escaped state inmate being held in Washington County was recaptured by authorities near Memorial Drive on Friday afternoon.

Michael Maddox, 21, an escaped state inmate being held in Washington County was recaptured by authorities near Memorial Drive on Friday afternoon.

The fatal stabbing of an inmate at the State Penitentiary at Parchman on Tuesday was followed by a melee Wednesday that left 11 inmates and five staff members injured.

State Department of Corrections investigators worked Friday to determine what sparked two incidents at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman this week.

An inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman was fatally stabbed today, June 11, 2013, by a fellow inmate.

An inmate in a maximum security building at the State Penitentiary at Parchman is dead after being stabbed Tuesday by a convicted killer serving sentenced to life.

JACKSON -- Mississippi corrections officials are investigating the stabbing death of an inmate at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

An appeals court has reinstated visitation privileges for the wife of a Mississippi inmate who was prohibited from visiting after a wedding ring was found in her pocket.

There are certain authors I look forward to each year. Since his new Ranger series featuring Quinn Colson arrived two years ago, Ace Atkins is in my top five.

The jury that convicted James Cobb Hutto of murder is now working to decide if he should live or die.