“Plaintiffs’ lives are in peril,” the lawsuit filed on behalf of 29 inmates states, according to the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss. ADA spate of hangings in Unit 29 began Jan. 19, the county coroner said. Another Parchman inmate’s death, announced Jan. 8, is not believed to be a homicide, Burton said. ADAt full capacity, Parchman houses 3,560 male inmates, including death row inmates housed in Unit 29. “To prevent the next Reverend Spencer from losing their life needlessly in a Mississippi prison.”

Source: Washington Post January 28, 2020 15:32 UTC