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They spent years in solitary confinement in MS despite suicide risk Original

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By Mina Corpuz Verified, Daja Henry Verified, Grant McLaughlin
| The Clarion-Ledger Verified
Mina Corpuz, Daja E. Henry and Grant McLaughlin Mississippi Today, Marshall Project and Lagniappe Daily June 15, 2026, 4:45 a.m. CT Solitary confinement in Mississippi prisons has persisted for decades despite its negative effects on mental health. A 2024 Department of Justice investigation found conditions in restrictive housing units to be torturous. At least 47 people have died by suicide in Mississippi's restrictive housing over the past decade.
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Solitary confinement may have led to suicides in Mississippi prisons Original

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By Daja Henry Verified, Mina Corpuz Verified
| The Clarion-Ledger Verified
An investigation found that nearly 75% of suicides in Mississippi prisons occurred in restrictive housing units. Many inmates who died by suicide had known histories of mental illness or previous self-harm attempts. The Mississippi Department of Corrections continues to use solitary confinement for mentally ill inmates despite risks. Chronic understaffing and failure to conduct required well-being checks contribute to the high number of deaths.
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They Spent Years in Solitary Confinement in Mississippi Despite Suicide Risk

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By Daja Henry Verified, Mina Corpuz Verified, Grant McLaughlin
| The Marshall Project Verified
Jackson · Danny Austin has been out of prison for over a decade. These days, he focuses on life with his wife in North Mississippi and his work as a commercial truck driver. It’s not often that he reflects on his incarceration — especially the four years he spent in solitary confinement. That was a bleak time at the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. He still remembers the view looking outside his single cell. The noises of other incarcerated men, sometimes in crisis, banging on their doors.
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