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Mississippi shuffles 2 high-level jobs in prison system

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Burl Cain, the former warden at Angola prison in Louisiana, responds to a lawmaker's question during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Corrections Committee at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The committee unanimously endorsed Cain, who faced ethics questions in Louisiana, to be the new commissioner of Mississippi's troubled prison system. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Frigid temps cause some problems in Mississippi prisons

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Burl Cain, the former warden at Angola prison in Louisiana, laughs in response to a lawmaker's question during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Corrections Committee at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The committee unanimously endorsed Cain, who faced ethics questions in Louisiana, to be the new commissioner of Mississippi's troubled prison system. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Prisons taking tobacco orders ahead of legal smoking

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Mississippi corrections employee accused of embezzlement

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Burl Cain, the former warden at Angola prison in Louisiana, laughs in response to a lawmaker's question during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Corrections Committee at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The committee unanimously endorsed Cain, who faced ethics questions in Louisiana, to be the new commissioner of Mississippi's troubled prison system. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Ex-Louisiana warden confirmed as Mississippi prisons leader

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Burl Cain, the former warden at Angola prison in Louisiana, responds to a lawmaker's question during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Corrections Committee at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The committee unanimously endorsed Cain, who faced ethics questions in Louisiana, to be the new commissioner of Mississippi's troubled prison system. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Panel backs ex-Louisiana warden to lead Mississippi prisons

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Burl Cain responds to a reporter's question after being introduced by Gov. Tate Reeves as the new commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections during his daily coronavirus update for media in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Cain was warden at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, which is commonly known as Angola, for 21 years. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Analysis: Mississippi prisons nominee faces Senate scrutiny

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Feed from state penitentiary, man starts over after 36 years

By JOHN SIMERMAN - Associated Press

Audit: Work on ex-prison warden’s homes may have broken law

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN - Associated Press

Graduates of the seminary program at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola officiate the prison's 18 inmate churches and do one-on-one ministry and grief counseling. Some graduates act as missionaries in eight satellite prisons in the state. Jan. 6, 2010 (Associated Press FILE)

Faith-based prison seminaries help ‘moral rehabilitation’ of inmates

By Massarah Mikati - Deseret News

Inside the walls of the once-infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola are tales of haunting desperation turned into inspiration. (Associated Press)

The prison that dared to pray: Angola used faith, family to stem violence

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Rapper Lil’ Boosie released from Louisiana prison

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