Mass incarceration is a crippling problem across this country and the numbers prove it.
In recent years, Parchman Prison in Mississippi has gotten a lot of attention for all the wrong reasons. It was the shocking scene of riots and deaths in 2020 as inmates complained of horrific conditions. A federal investigation revealed state officials committed systemic violations of prisoners' civil rights. Rapper Yo Gotti, who was raised not far from Parchman, said he couldn’t believe his eyes as evidence began to circulate.
Summit attendees also heard from the mother of Chadarion Henderson, who committed suicide after spending just two weeks inside Parchman. Cheryl Henderson recalled her son’s desperate pleas for help, "everyday my son called me crying out for help saying, 'mom, I'm here with murderers and rapists. I’m a non-violent offender. The only thing that I did was not call my parole officer.' And he said, 'mom, I don’t know why I’m here."
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