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Two state inmates were pronounced dead Sunday evening.
Mack Wilcher, 76, MDOC #65510, was serving life without parole at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman for capital rape. He was found guilty by a jury on June 17, 1996, in Scott County.
Willie Louis Lacey, 44, died at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility clinic. Lacey, MDOC #100901, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute in Wayne County. He received a five year sentence on Nov. 13, 2020.
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In each case, the official cause of death is pending autopsy results from the State Medical Examiner, which operates independently of MDOC.
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