Under the leadership of Vox Press owner and founder, Louis Bourgeois, the 260-page book – Unit 30 New Writings from Parchman Farm, is now available for purchase. OTHER NEWS: 'Parchman Farm ...

A&E is premiering a new documentary looking to shine a light on human rights violations at the Mississippi State Penitentiary known as Parchman Farm ... June 17 at 8 p.m. and features interviews ...

PARCHMAN, Miss. — Nine big men sit attentively at their desks inside the Mississippi State Penitentiary—the once infamous prison labor colony known as Parchman Farm. They're wearing green-and ...

Earlier this year, award-winning producer Ian Brennan visited the notorious Mississippi State Penitentiary, aka Parchman Farm, to record inmates singing. Graeme Thomson reports on the remarkable ...

In 1940, a blues musician named Bukka White recorded "Parchman Farm Blues" about the infamous prison labor farm in the Mississippi Delta. WHITE: (Singing) But I hope someday I will overcome.

In 1940, a blues musician named Bukka White recorded "Parchman Farm Blues" about the infamous prison labor farm in the Mississippi Delta. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PARCHMAN FARM BLUES") WHITE ...

Mississippi's Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates education - including the blues.

Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer... Prison-to-College Pipeline brings the Blues to ...