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Bloody clashes that brought Mississippi’s prison system under federal scrutiny last year were part of a dramatic increase in reported cases of violence behind bars.The Mississippi Department of Corrections logged
JACKSON, Miss. – Bloody clashes that brought Mississippi’s prison system under federal scrutiny last year were part of a dramatic increase in reported cases of violence behind bars.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections logged 853 incidents of inmate-on-inmate assaults during the 2020 state budget year, which ended June 30. That was a 29% increase from the previous year.
The statistics are in a new report published Friday by PEER, the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review.
The report was released the day after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill that will become law July 1 and make more inmates eligible for parole in a state with one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation.
Watchdog gives bleak report on Mississippi prisons FILE - In this March 11, 2021, file photo, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks with reporters after signing a bill at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. A new Mississippi law will make more inmates eligible for the possibility of parole. Gov. Reeves signed Senate Bill 2795 on Thursday, April 22, 2021, and it becomes law on July 1. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) (Source: Rogelio V. Solis) By Associated Press | April 26, 2021 at 10:15 AM CDT - Updated April 26 at 1:37 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Bloody clashes that brought Mississippi’s prison system under federal scrutiny last year were part of a dramatic increase in reported cases of violence behind bars.