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5 Women Quarantined and Left w/o Food, Water, Medicine and Staff Support in Mississippi Prison

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5 Women Quarantined and Left w/o Food, Water, Medicine and Staff Support in Mississippi Prison

CJ Lawrence August 6, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Five women have been reported as quarantined in Quick Bed at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF). The women have been left without food, water, medicine such as insulin and medical staff support. The guards on duty have placed garbage bags over the windows and cameras preventing the women from reaching out for help. The women are relying on the guards’ good mercy and capacity to...

#BlackOutParchman is a MOVEMENT!

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#BlackOutParchman is a MOVEMENT!

codeelll July 10, 2020

As cities are protesting around the country, online, and in the streets, there is a movement going on behind the penitentiary walls of Mississippi. People who are being held captive inside of Parchman Penitentiary are calling out for statewide prison reform. #BLACKOUTPARCHMAN is a boycott. A boycott that means to spread throughout male and female prisons throughout the state. This boycott comes as a direct retaliation against Governor Tate...

Court Orders An Expedited On Site Inspection of Parchman Prison for Roc Nation Attorneys

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Court Orders An Expedited On Site Inspection of Parchman Prison for Roc Nation Attorneys

CJ Lawrence February 12, 2020

Via TeamRoc: The court “authorized expedited discovery in the form of an on-site inspection” at Parchman Prison; it is taking place today in Mississippi. The facilities, medical evaluations, and water and sewage tests will all be subject to scrupulous inspection by subject matter experts chosen by the legal team representing Parchman inmates. A record of the findings will be documented via photography at all stages of the inspection. Read...

Diabetic 20 Year Old In Parchman’s Unit 29 May Lose foot or Life Because of Prison’s Neglect

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Diabetic 20 Year Old In Parchman’s Unit 29 May Lose foot or Life Because of Prison’s Neglect

CJ Lawrence February 9, 2020

Upon his plea for help, We demand Parchman State Penitentiary take immediate action on behalf of Justin Hurst. In fear of retaliation, we demand transparency to the families of all men’s medical treatment inside MDOC facilities henceforth. For over a month a Mississippi mother has been contacted by her son from inside Parchman State Penitentiary Unit 29. Her son, Justin is Diabetic and in desperate need of treatment for...

A Cry From Inside: Parchman Prisoner’s Medical Conditions Have Gone Untreated for Months

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A Cry From Inside: Parchman Prisoner’s Medical Conditions Have Gone Untreated for Months

codeelll February 7, 2020

Upon his family’s Plea, for help, We demand Parchman State Penitentiary take immediate action on behalf of Wesley Clayton who is being held on lock down. In fear of retaliation, we demand transparency to the families of all men’s medical treatment inside MDOC facilities henceforth. Approximately two weeks ago a Mississippi woman was contacted by her husband from inside Parchman State Penitentiary Unit 29. She was informed that he...

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