Reopening of Prison Homicide Cases in Mississippi
Nearly 50 prison deaths will be re-examined by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, following a joint investigation by multiple newsrooms.
The investigation, part of a collaborative project into Mississippi's Deadly Prisons, revealed that at least 43 people died by homicide inside Mississippi prisons since 2015, with only 8 total murder convictions.
“All the deaths that we’ve had since 2015, we’re going back to revisit,” said Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain. “There is no statute of limitations, as you know, on homicide.”
- Over two dozen unprosecuted homicides will be reviewed.
- Deaths with causes ruled as “undetermined” will also be re-examined.
Author's summary: Mississippi reopens prison homicide cases from 2015.