Mississippi State Penitentiary - Wikipedia
Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), also known as Parchman Farm, is a maximum-security prison farm located in the unincorporated community of Parchman in Sunflower County, Mississippi, in the …
Mississippi State Penitentiary | Mississippi Department of ...
It is located on approximately 18,000 acres at Parchman in Sunflower County. It has 2,542 beds, 52 support buildings and seven different housing units, ranging in size from 56 beds at Unit 42, which is …
Parchman Prison - Mississippi Encyclopedia
Officially known as the Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman Prison is one of three state prisons administered by the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Inside Mississippi’s notorious Parchman prison - PBS
Jan 29, 2018 · Ward writes about two generations of prisoners at Parchman, including two young black inmates in the early part of the century and a white inmate, Michael, who’s just been released.
This week in politics: Parchman Farm bill dies in committee
Feb 2, 2025 · The bill would have phased out Parchman's inmate population and employees to another prison while keeping death row, the hospital and some other services at Parchman.
The Lasting Legacy of Parchman Farm, the Prison Modeled After ...
May 29, 2020 · Parchman remains a site of forced labor, deadly violence, and unsanitary conditions. Recent videos and photos have exposed inhumane conditions that match those from a century ago: …
Justice Department Finds Conditions at Mississippi State ...
Apr 20, 2022 · The Justice Department concluded today, based upon a thorough investigation, that there is reasonable cause to believe that conditions and practices at the Mississippi State …