The inmate survived the fall at Parnall Correctional Facility and is being treated at a local hospital, following similar incidents in recent years.
The apparent suicide attempt at Parnall prison near Jackson came weeks after lawmakers axed from the budget funds to improve prison railing safety.
Corrections officer Kernef D. Jackson admitted to delivering narcotics to an inmate in a scheme that also allegedly involved ...
State prosecutors alleged the former corrections officer engaged in multiple sexual acts with several prisoners while working ...