‘Torturous’ conditions in Mississippi prisons are ‘breeding ground for suicide’

By Geoff Pender, Mina Corpuz and Daja E. Henry, The Marshall Project | Originally published by Mississippi Today

Mina Corpuz with Mississippi Today and Daja E. Henry with The Marshall Project review their deep-dive reporting into suicides in Mississippi’s prisons. Inmates — including those known to pose harm to themselves — are often locked away in solitary confinement without adequate checks on their wellbeing. The reporters looked at a decade’s worth of data and tell harrowing stories through the eyes of family members and inmates. The project was a partnership between Mississippi Today, The Marshall Project and the Clarion Ledger.

This article was originally published by Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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