Female inmate bites off portion of detention officer’s face in Rankin County

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A detention officer had a portion of her face bitten off by an inmate at the Rankin County ...
WTVA 9 News

Inmate accused of biting off portion of jailer’s eyebrow in central Mississippi

BRANDON, Miss. (WTVA) — An inmate allegedly bit off a portion of a jailer’s eyebrow in central Mississippi. The attack ...
Jezebel

New problem for Mississippi's beleaguered inmates: identity theft

Inmates in Mississippi’s prison system can face violent prison guards, unsanitary living conditions, and threats from prison gangs, according to federal reports. And now, adding insult to injury, ...
The New York Times

In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top. By Brian HoweyMukta Joshi ...