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January 7, 2020

Violence in Mississippi Kills 5 Prisoners
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In Mississippi, violence has erupted at multiple prisons, leaving at
least five prisoners dead. At least three of the deaths occurred at the
state penitentiary at Parchman. Mississippi has one of the nation's
highest rates of incarceration, with chronic overcrowding in prisons
across the state.


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