JACKSON, Miss. — The head of Mississippi's troubled prison system told lawmakers Thursday that the Department of Corrections intends to move some inmates out of a private prison and into a state-owned ...

WALNUT GROVE, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Corrections closed Walnut Grove Correctional Facility today, a prison operated under contract with the state by the Management and Training ...

As the Mississippi Department of Corrections asks the Legislature for millions to repair Unit 29 at Parchman, a prison less than 150 miles down the road sits empty. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days ...

WALNUT GROVE, Mississippi -- Nine inmates suffered cuts and stab wounds during a fight at a privately run prison in central Mississippi, and the facility was on lockdown Friday, officials said. A ...

The Walnut Grove Correctional Facility in Leake County closed today after years of allegations of sexual abuse, illicit drugs and physical abuse of inmates by correctional officers, which eventually ...

WALNUT GROVE, Mississippi -- Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps says a prison fight in which nine inmates were stabbed was related to an attempt to smuggle contraband into the Walnut ...

The Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility was once the most violent prison in Mississippi. This week, the Criminal podcast tells the story of how a juvenile detention center breathed life into a ...