Female inmate bites off portion of detention officer’s face in Rankin County

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A detention officer had a portion of her face bitten off by an inmate at the Rankin County ...
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In a brutal Mississippi jail, inmates say they were enlisted as enforcers

Brian Howey, Mukta Joshi and Nate Rosenfield are reporters for Mississippi Today. They examined the power of sheriffs' offices as part of The New York Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. This ...
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In a Brutal Mississippi Jail, Inmates Say They Were Enlisted as Enforcers

High-ranking inmates known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top. By Brian HoweyMukta Joshi ...