Senate Corrections Chairman Juan Barnett's effort to close Mississippi State Penitentiary has died for a second year.

Lawmakers gathered Wednesday at the State Capitol to push for prison reform legislation.Members of the Democratic Caucus and ...

Immigrants in U.S. illegally work in Mississippi communities, pay taxes, shop at local businesses. What does illegal ...

Jackson’s new state-appointed court system is up and running. Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K. Randolph ...

Some Mississippi lawmakers and community advocates rallied at the State Capitol on Wednesday to support a bill that would protect those incarcerated in the state.

The Quitman County Coroner is accused of fraud. The Mississippi State Auditor's Office said Randy Hester and his aunt Brenda ...

The Montana's Department of Corrections is working to relieve overcrowding at the state prison.Officials have transported 120 ...

These Mississippians convicted in the U.S. Capitol insurrection are included in President Trump's massive pardon regarding ...

A proposed penalty to Mississippi’s rape law may punish certain criminals in ways that raise constitutional issues. Under Mississippi law, adults convicted of ...

Disgraced former US Senator Bob Menendez weeps as he's sentenced to 11 years in prison in corruption case Elusive Californian ...

Gov. Greg Gianforte is asking lawmakers for 500 additional beds at the Deer Lodge prison. With the state prison full, more ...

Officials say transferring the prisoners is a necessary step to manage prison populations and make needed upgrades and ...