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Angola corrections officer arrested, accused of smuggling cellphones and money to inmates A corrections officer at Louisiana State Penitentiary has been arrested for allegedly smuggling cellphones and money to inmates inside the prison. The Department of Corrections says 28-year-old Christopher Allen of Mississippi admitted to the crimes after being questioned by investigators. Investiga...

FAMM Calls for Federal Investigation of Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman The national criminal justice org says extremely unsafe conditions, violence, weapons, and understaffing at the maximum security prison may violate the Constitution.

Why Restorative Justice Should Be on Every Prosecutor’s To-Do List | The Crime Report As prosecutors across the country engage in deep self-examination of their role in criminal justice reform, no idea has more potential to break the cycle of a historically unjust system, writes an associate with John Jay’s Institute for Innovation in Prosecution.

Extortion. S*x with prisoners. 29 Mississippi police officers named in investigation. USA Today investigated misconduct at police and sheriff's departments across the country. Here's what the investigation found in Mississippi.

How prison pulls them back in: The story of Kerry Lathan and Nipsey Hussle is a window onto a parole system that re-incarcerates far too many people for technical violations When Kerry Lathan was released on parole after serving 25 years for murder, he went to rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle’s Marathon store for some free clothes, so he could look good while reuniting with family and friends. That trip would trigger a disastrous chain of events for Lathan, who w...

Opinion | The Case for Expunging Criminal Records A new study shows the benefits of giving people a clean slate.

What did ex-warden Nate Cain allegedly buy on state's dime? Coolers, tvs and more, prosecutors say ALEXANDRIA — Beats by Dre headphones. Blu-Ray disc players. Yeti coolers. Flat screen TVs. Coleman sleeping bags. Bose speakers. Keurig coffee machine and hundreds of cups. Furniture. Automobile tires. Guns

Reports of s*x, smuggling contraband, more at Angola as 7 employees resign, 4 arrested Seven employees at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola — six correctional officers and a nurse — have resigned from their corrections' posts after an investigation found evidence they engaged

Before trial of ex-prison warden Nate Cain, former employee pleads guilty to concealing felony Days before former prison warden Nate Cain faces trial on federal charges that he made thousands of dollars worth of improper purchases on the state's dime, one of his former

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