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JACKSON, MS (Sep 7) – Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain reports that an inmate was killed overnight at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Corrections officers report the incident happened at approximately 2:00 a.m. The victim had been incarcerated for four years on burglary charges.
Investigators with the Corrections Investigative Division of MDOC along with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation are investigating the incident. The assailants have been apprehended with video evidence. The matter will be referred to the district attorney for criminal prosecution.
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