Mississippi lawmakers push prison reform after journalists reveal dozens of deaths – Jackson Advocate

Mississippi lawmakers push prison reform after journalists reveal dozens of deaths – Jackson Advocate

A reform bill that would set up an oversight committee to review each prison death comes after a joint news investigation by several local outlets. By Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today Caleb Bedillion, The Marshall Project A key Mississippi lawmaker has passed a major hurdle on a bill that calls for tougher oversight of deaths inside the state’s notorious prisons, following an investigation by The Marshall Project – Jackson, Mississippi Today, Clar…