MDOC hosts Financial Reality for Youthful Offenders MDOC Financial Reality Fair VO/SOT Expert: Fran Dear, Regions Bank The Mississippi Dept of Corrections is adding new re-entry programs almost every month to reduce recidivism but most are geared toward job skills for adult inmates. But today at Central Mississippi Correctional a “Financial Reality Fair” was held to teach 30 youthful offenders who are 14-18 years old how to successfully manage their finances once they’re paroled. They were mainl

MDOC officials held a final media conference following the execution of Richard Jordan by lethal injection on Wednesday evening. Jordan was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. The conference included MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain and Mississippi State Penitentiary Superintendent Marc McClure, who also serves as northern regional warden. | Mississippi Department of Corrections

INMATES HELPING WITH JACKSON WATER CRISIS Thirty MDOC inmates from the Madison County Community Work Center helped distribute two 18-wheelers of bottled water for the Salvation Army Thursday morning. | Mississippi Department of Corrections