Nineteen Prison Deaths in Two Months

Nineteen Prison Deaths in Two Months Dear Friends, When an injustice takes place in a far away state like Mississippi, the need for us to take a stand may not be immediately clear. Please read my latest piece, Nineteen Prison Deaths in Two Months, at http://jessicahenryjustice.com/nineteen-prison-deaths-in-two-months/. where I make the case that the recent spate […]

Nineteen Prison Deaths in Two Months

This past Wednesday, Omar Beard died in a Mississippi prison of “natural causes.” He was only 36-years-old.  Beard is the nineteenth death to occur in a Mississippi prison in the last two months.  People in Mississippi prisons have died from homicide, suicide and what the State describes as “natural deaths.” They have died from neglect, […]