The Wilkinson County Correctional Facility is under scrutiny following the death of a second inmate in less than a month.

Hezekiah Watkins, a renowned civil rights leader and the youngest Freedom Rider ever arrested, will return to Owensboro for a ...

Dateline examines the disappearance and murder of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, the evidence that led to Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr.

Winter storms have left many incarcerated people without heat, reliable electricity, food, water, and medical care, exacerbating existing health risks and increasing mortality rates and suicide levels ...

The Marshall Project examined reports of scarce food and water and interrupted access to medical care during a day-long power ...

Winter storm Fern may be gone but conditions remain dangerous in Mississippi and more than 150,000 are without power.

The winter storm that pushed through the state Saturday and Sunday temporarily knocked out power at the Mississippi State ...

Gerard Edic joined The Greenwood Commonwealth in July as our new reporter covering stories of public safety, including connections to gun violence, poverty, health and education systems. His news ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced Sunday that the Mississippi State Penitentiary at ...

Power crews responded to the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman on Sunday. According to the Mississippi Department of ...

The New Orleans Theological Seminary started in 1917 by the Southern Baptist Convention. They began offering collegiate education at the Angola Penitentiary in Louisiana in 1995. That's where Robert ...

Like it or not, every family has its traditions, its heritage. But sometimes traditions have to be called into question. Court Theatre’s The Piano Lesson is a rich family drama that explores the ...