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Facts about the city
Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), also known as Parchman Farm, is the oldest prison and the only maximum security prison for men in the state of Mississippi, USA.Begun with four stockades in 1901, the Mississippi Department of Corrections facility was constructed largely by state prisoners; it is located on about 28 square miles (73 km2) in unincorporated Sunflower County, in the Mississippi Delta region.It has beds for 4,840 inmates. Inmates work on the prison farm and in manufacturing workshops. It holds male offenders classified at all custody levels—A and B custody (minimum and medium security) and C and D custody (maximum security). It also houses the male death row; all male offenders sentenced to death in Mississippi are held in MSP's Unit 29.The superintendent of Mississippi State Penitentiary is Earnest Lee. There are 2 wardens, 3 deputy wardens, and 2 associate wardens.Female prisoners are not usually assigned to MSP; Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, also the location of the female death row, is the only state prison in Mississippi designated as a place for female prisoners.
Parchman Obituaries
It was noted on February 8th, 2019 that Joshua Atley "Josh" Seger died in Parchman, Mississippi. Seger was 20 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Joshua Atley "Josh"'s life.
It was revealed by Flint Journal on October 16th, 2016 that David J Boyd passed away in Flushing, Michigan. Boyd was 68 years old and was born in Parchman, MS. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor David J's life.
It was noted by The Yazoo Herald on June 9th, 2012 that Willie Henry Jr Washington perished in Parchman, Mississippi. Washington was 57 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Willie Henry Jr's life.
It was noted on June 6th, 2012 that Henry Jr "Curtis" Jackson passed on in Parchman, Mississippi. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Henry Jr "Curtis"'s life.
History
Parchman also houses inmates who have been sentenced to death in Mississippi on death row. Parchman is a small unincorporated area town in Sunflower County, Mississippi County, Mississippi, United States, in the Mississippi Delta region. Best known as the home of Mississippi State Penitentiary, formerly called Parchman Farm, Parchman is the oldest prison and the only maximum security prison in the state.
Instead of building a permanent execution chamber there, the state built the first portable electric chair in the United States, carried on a pickup truck and used until 1955, for executions at Parchman. .
The official website for the city of Parchman is http://www.mdoc.ms.gov/.
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