After a number of inmate deaths in Mississippi that began late last year, the Justice Department has announced that it's opening a civil rights probe into the state's penitentiary system. The department's civil rights division says it will examine conditions at four Mississippi prisons, including the state penitentiary at Parchman, where a prison riot broke out in December after an inmate was killed.
Since December's riot, a total of 15 inmates have died. Officials say two of the deaths were apparent suicides by hanging, but many of the others are thought to be gang-related killings.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections says 29 staff members have also been assaulted over the same period.
Danielle Holmes, National Organizer for The Poor People's Campaign spoke with Roland Martin during Thursday's edition of #RolandMartinUnfiltered about the conditions at Parchman and the DOJ investigation.
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