Mississippi to Reopen Prison Homicide Cases from 2015
Nearly 50 prison deaths will be re-examined after a joint investigation by multiple Mississippi newsrooms.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections will review over two dozen unprosecuted homicides and deaths where causes were ruled as "undetermined" inside its prisons.
"All the deaths that we've had since 2015, we're going back to revisit," Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain said. "There is no statute of limitations, as you know, on homicide."
A team of Mississippi reporters found at least 43 people died by homicide inside Mississippi prisons since 2015, with only eight total murder convictions, including two guilty pleas after the news stories were published.
Author's summary: Mississippi reopens prison homicide cases.
- Number of prison deaths to be re-examined: nearly 50
- Number of unprosecuted homicides: over two dozen
- Number of deaths by homicide since 2015: at least 43
- Number of total murder convictions: eight