Daja E. Henry
@dajaehenry.com
well-fed + well-read. | staff writer @themarshallproject.org - jackson
🦬 howard alumna
📍mississippi
🦬 howard alumna
📍mississippi
After our reporting on 43 prison homicides, MDOC commissioner Burl Cain said the dept will review the more than two dozen unprosecuted killings, as well as deaths of undetermined causes that have happened withinin prison walls since 2015. To read more: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/14/m...
Why Mississippi Will Reopen Prison Homicide Cases Dating Back to 2015
Nearly 50 prison deaths will be examined, following a joint investigation by multiple Mississippi newsrooms.
www.themarshallproject.org
October 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
After our reporting on 43 prison homicides, MDOC commissioner Burl Cain said the dept will review the more than two dozen unprosecuted killings, as well as deaths of undetermined causes that have happened withinin prison walls since 2015. To read more: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/14/m...
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"[C]ruel and unusual punishment."
"Plumbing issues, vermin infestations, feces-covered walls, and limited access to basic hygiene products, such as soap or tampons, are common complaints."
"I haven't had a shower in three to four weeks."
#Missouri #Ohio #Mississippi #USA #Incarceration
"Plumbing issues, vermin infestations, feces-covered walls, and limited access to basic hygiene products, such as soap or tampons, are common complaints."
"I haven't had a shower in three to four weeks."
#Missouri #Ohio #Mississippi #USA #Incarceration
Why America’s Jails Are So Disgusting
Understaffing, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions in jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Hinds County, Mississippi.
www.themarshallproject.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"[C]ruel and unusual punishment."
"Plumbing issues, vermin infestations, feces-covered walls, and limited access to basic hygiene products, such as soap or tampons, are common complaints."
"I haven't had a shower in three to four weeks."
#Missouri #Ohio #Mississippi #USA #Incarceration
"Plumbing issues, vermin infestations, feces-covered walls, and limited access to basic hygiene products, such as soap or tampons, are common complaints."
"I haven't had a shower in three to four weeks."
#Missouri #Ohio #Mississippi #USA #Incarceration
Filth, dysfunction and extortion. "It's the wild, wild west in there," Tedrick Francois told me after spending time in Raymond Detention Center. People awaiting trial there sleep alongside mice, have limited access to laundry, and must pay to use a toilet. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/09/j...
Why America’s Jails Are So Disgusting
Understaffing, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions in jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Hinds County, Mississippi.
www.themarshallproject.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Filth, dysfunction and extortion. "It's the wild, wild west in there," Tedrick Francois told me after spending time in Raymond Detention Center. People awaiting trial there sleep alongside mice, have limited access to laundry, and must pay to use a toilet. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/09/j...
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The second autopsy on the body of Delta State University student Trey Reed has not been released, despite uncorroborated social media rumors currently circulating claiming it uncovered evidence of foul play.
Reed, who was Black, was found hanging from a tree on the campus in Cleveland last month.
Reed, who was Black, was found hanging from a tree on the campus in Cleveland last month.
The Facts: Trey Reed’s 2nd Autopsy Has Not Been Released, Despite Rumors
The second autopsy on the body of Delta State University student Trey Reed has not been released, despite uncorroborated social media rumors.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The second autopsy on the body of Delta State University student Trey Reed has not been released, despite uncorroborated social media rumors currently circulating claiming it uncovered evidence of foul play.
Reed, who was Black, was found hanging from a tree on the campus in Cleveland last month.
Reed, who was Black, was found hanging from a tree on the campus in Cleveland last month.
Today, a receiver took over Hinds County's Raymond Detention Center. People detained there shared stories of being held in cells covered with mold and feces and sleeping on floors. At least 6 died there this year, including a murder & drug overdose. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/01/m...
Court Appointee Takes Over Hinds County Jail
After a decade-long court battle, receiver Wendell M. France takes the reins.
www.themarshallproject.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today, a receiver took over Hinds County's Raymond Detention Center. People detained there shared stories of being held in cells covered with mold and feces and sleeping on floors. At least 6 died there this year, including a murder & drug overdose. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/01/m...
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Cuyahoga County officials never disclosed that Ms. Grant died as a result of being physically restrained by a deputy. The Marshall Project-Cleveland team broke the news last night. w/ @brittanyhailer.bsky.social & Doug Livingston. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...
Cuyahoga County Jail Transfer Ends With Death at MetroHealth
A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a sheriff’s deputy after the medical examiner ruled Tasha Grant’s death a homicide.
www.themarshallproject.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Cuyahoga County officials never disclosed that Ms. Grant died as a result of being physically restrained by a deputy. The Marshall Project-Cleveland team broke the news last night. w/ @brittanyhailer.bsky.social & Doug Livingston. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...
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🔍 Join us now in a Reddit AMA with The Marshall Project - Jackson's @dajaehenry.com and @mississippitoday.org's Mina Corpuz, who are discussing their investigation into Mississippi's deadly prisons where at least 43 people have been killed since 2015:
From the IAmA community on Reddit: At least 43 people have been killed in Mississippi prisons since 2015. Just 6 people have been convicted. We’re journalists who spent nearly a year investigating the...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🔍 Join us now in a Reddit AMA with The Marshall Project - Jackson's @dajaehenry.com and @mississippitoday.org's Mina Corpuz, who are discussing their investigation into Mississippi's deadly prisons where at least 43 people have been killed since 2015:
At 10 a.m., Mina and I will be answering questions about our investigation into homicides in Mississippi prisons. Join us here: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
September 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
At 10 a.m., Mina and I will be answering questions about our investigation into homicides in Mississippi prisons. Join us here: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
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On her 200th birthday, Harper’s voice is as urgent now as it was centuries ago — and her vision lives on through The 19th’s HBCU fellowship and other efforts in her name.
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s bicentennial is a call to action
Harper’s voice is as urgent now as it was centuries ago — and her vision lives on through The 19th’s HBCU fellowship and other efforts in her name.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
On her 200th birthday, Harper’s voice is as urgent now as it was centuries ago — and her vision lives on through The 19th’s HBCU fellowship and other efforts in her name.
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Inside Mississippi’s Deadly Prisons: 42 killings, few answers — read the new investigative series
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Dozens Killed. Few Brought to Justice. This is Life Inside Mississippi’s Prisons.
Inside Mississippi prisons, murder is never far away. Reporters uncover why violence has become routine and killings go unchecked.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Inside Mississippi’s Deadly Prisons: 42 killings, few answers — read the new investigative series
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@prisonculture.bsky.social
@prisonpolicy.org
@prisonjournalism.bsky.social
@aclu.org
@dajaehenry.com
www.themarshallproject.org/tag/mississi...
@themarshallproject.org
@prisonculture.bsky.social
@prisonpolicy.org
@prisonjournalism.bsky.social
@aclu.org
@dajaehenry.com
www.themarshallproject.org/tag/mississi...
“No one deserves to die like this."
At least *43* people have been killed in Mississippi prisons since 2015. Poor staffing, lax oversight and gangs who rule by violence make it easier for killings to go unchecked. Read more: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/11/m...
At least *43* people have been killed in Mississippi prisons since 2015. Poor staffing, lax oversight and gangs who rule by violence make it easier for killings to go unchecked. Read more: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/11/m...
Dozens of Killings Inside Mississippi Prisons Rarely Get Justice
At least 42 incarcerated people have been killed in the last decade. Just six people have been convicted in their deaths.
www.themarshallproject.org
September 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“No one deserves to die like this."
At least *43* people have been killed in Mississippi prisons since 2015. Poor staffing, lax oversight and gangs who rule by violence make it easier for killings to go unchecked. Read more: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/11/m...
At least *43* people have been killed in Mississippi prisons since 2015. Poor staffing, lax oversight and gangs who rule by violence make it easier for killings to go unchecked. Read more: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/11/m...
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"At least 42 people have been killed inside Mississippi prisons in the past decade."
"In the first half of this year, there were five homicides."
"'[A]n unimaginable pain you all gave me. This grief will last forever,' one victim's mother wrote."
#Mississippi #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration
"In the first half of this year, there were five homicides."
"'[A]n unimaginable pain you all gave me. This grief will last forever,' one victim's mother wrote."
#Mississippi #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration
Dozens of Killings Inside Mississippi Prisons Rarely Get Justice
At least 42 incarcerated people have been killed in the last decade. Just six people have been convicted in their deaths.
www.themarshallproject.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"At least 42 people have been killed inside Mississippi prisons in the past decade."
"In the first half of this year, there were five homicides."
"'[A]n unimaginable pain you all gave me. This grief will last forever,' one victim's mother wrote."
#Mississippi #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration
"In the first half of this year, there were five homicides."
"'[A]n unimaginable pain you all gave me. This grief will last forever,' one victim's mother wrote."
#Mississippi #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration
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"When Semiko Crump arrived at Raymond Detention Center in December 2023, she said officers threw her 'in the hole.' Crump estimates she was in the dark, single-person cell for a few hours, writhing in pain from a broken foot."
Reporting by @dajaehenry.com @themarshallproject.org.
Reporting by @dajaehenry.com @themarshallproject.org.
Some Hinds County Detainees Go Years Without Seeing the Sun
Jails in Jackson and other cities don’t always provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air—even when their own policies require it.
www.mississippifreepress.org
May 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"When Semiko Crump arrived at Raymond Detention Center in December 2023, she said officers threw her 'in the hole.' Crump estimates she was in the dark, single-person cell for a few hours, writhing in pain from a broken foot."
Reporting by @dajaehenry.com @themarshallproject.org.
Reporting by @dajaehenry.com @themarshallproject.org.
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Police killed Phillip Gibbs, 21, and James Earl Green, 17, & wounded several others #OTD in 1970 at Jackson State & got away with it. 55 years later, the DOJ is investigating, but turmoil at the dept. could threaten what may be a last attempt at justice. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/j...
Civil Rights Probe of 1970 Jackson State, Mississippi, Killings At Risk?
The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Act made way for investigations of racially motivated killings. The federal agency enforcing it is in disarray.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Police killed Phillip Gibbs, 21, and James Earl Green, 17, & wounded several others #OTD in 1970 at Jackson State & got away with it. 55 years later, the DOJ is investigating, but turmoil at the dept. could threaten what may be a last attempt at justice. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/j...
Police killed Phillip Gibbs, 21, and James Earl Green, 17, & wounded several others #OTD in 1970 at Jackson State & got away with it. 55 years later, the DOJ is investigating, but turmoil at the dept. could threaten what may be a last attempt at justice. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/j...
Civil Rights Probe of 1970 Jackson State, Mississippi, Killings At Risk?
The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Act made way for investigations of racially motivated killings. The federal agency enforcing it is in disarray.
www.themarshallproject.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Police killed Phillip Gibbs, 21, and James Earl Green, 17, & wounded several others #OTD in 1970 at Jackson State & got away with it. 55 years later, the DOJ is investigating, but turmoil at the dept. could threaten what may be a last attempt at justice. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/j...
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Fantastic explainer/Q&A from @dajaehenry.com feat. @stroud.bsky.social on the prospect of a federal receivership (what's that?—read the story!) at the Hinds County jail in Jackson, Mississippi. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/26/h...
What Will Happen to the Hinds County Jail Once Under Court Control?
When death and violence plagued the jail, the federal courts stepped in. We talked with an expert about what to expect from a receivership.
www.themarshallproject.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Fantastic explainer/Q&A from @dajaehenry.com feat. @stroud.bsky.social on the prospect of a federal receivership (what's that?—read the story!) at the Hinds County jail in Jackson, Mississippi. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/26/h...
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For a 1-on-1 explainer, I spoke w/ @themarshallproject.org's @dajaehenry.com about a historic court takeover of the Hinds County MS Jail. The jail is so unconstitutional that Judge Carlton Reeves called it "a place where terror reigns." www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/26/h...
What Will Happen to the Hinds County Jail Once Under Court Control?
When death and violence plagued the jail, the federal courts stepped in. We talked with an expert about what to expect from a receivership.
www.themarshallproject.org
March 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
For a 1-on-1 explainer, I spoke w/ @themarshallproject.org's @dajaehenry.com about a historic court takeover of the Hinds County MS Jail. The jail is so unconstitutional that Judge Carlton Reeves called it "a place where terror reigns." www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/26/h...
A court-appointed receiver will take over Hinds County's long-embattled Raymond Detention Center, where 7 people died in 2021. What is a receiver? What will he do? How did we get here? These Qs and more answered in my latest for @themarshallproject.org: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/26/h...
What Will Happen to the Hinds County Jail Once Under Court Control?
When death and violence plagued the jail, the federal courts stepped in. We talked with an expert about what to expect from a receivership.
www.themarshallproject.org
March 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A court-appointed receiver will take over Hinds County's long-embattled Raymond Detention Center, where 7 people died in 2021. What is a receiver? What will he do? How did we get here? These Qs and more answered in my latest for @themarshallproject.org: www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/26/h...
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During a 2015 no-knock drug raid in rural northeast Mississippi, sheriff’s deputies shot and killed 57-year-old Ricky Keeton after he came to the door with an air pistol as SWAT team members forced their way into his trailer home at 1 a.m.
Mississippi’s No Knock Raids Have Led to Death and Injury
Some local courts have backed off approving no-knock raids, but there are still no statewide limits on these dangerous types of raids.
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March 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
During a 2015 no-knock drug raid in rural northeast Mississippi, sheriff’s deputies shot and killed 57-year-old Ricky Keeton after he came to the door with an air pistol as SWAT team members forced their way into his trailer home at 1 a.m.
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Louisiana yesterday put a man to death w/ nitrogen, a first for the state
The state strapped Jessie Hoffman Jr. to a gurney, covered his nose & mouth w/ a mask & pumped nitrogen into his lungs for 19 mins until he suffocated
The state said the execution was "flawless."
apnews.com/article/exec...
The state strapped Jessie Hoffman Jr. to a gurney, covered his nose & mouth w/ a mask & pumped nitrogen into his lungs for 19 mins until he suffocated
The state said the execution was "flawless."
apnews.com/article/exec...
Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution
Louisiana has used nitrogen gas to put a man to death, marking the first time the state has used that execution method.
apnews.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Louisiana yesterday put a man to death w/ nitrogen, a first for the state
The state strapped Jessie Hoffman Jr. to a gurney, covered his nose & mouth w/ a mask & pumped nitrogen into his lungs for 19 mins until he suffocated
The state said the execution was "flawless."
apnews.com/article/exec...
The state strapped Jessie Hoffman Jr. to a gurney, covered his nose & mouth w/ a mask & pumped nitrogen into his lungs for 19 mins until he suffocated
The state said the execution was "flawless."
apnews.com/article/exec...
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When Trump entered office, 12 police agencies were either under investigation for or found to have committed to civil rights violations under the Biden administration.
@themarshallproject.org breaks down the state of reform under an administration backing away from federal oversight.
@themarshallproject.org breaks down the state of reform under an administration backing away from federal oversight.
March 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
When Trump entered office, 12 police agencies were either under investigation for or found to have committed to civil rights violations under the Biden administration.
@themarshallproject.org breaks down the state of reform under an administration backing away from federal oversight.
@themarshallproject.org breaks down the state of reform under an administration backing away from federal oversight.
Monday is opening day for the controversial CCID court here in Jackson. Today, I’m here at the opening ceremony, where Chief Justice Mike Randolph will announced the appointed judges.
January 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Monday is opening day for the controversial CCID court here in Jackson. Today, I’m here at the opening ceremony, where Chief Justice Mike Randolph will announced the appointed judges.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray says he intends to resign at the end of Biden's term next month.
December 11, 2024 at 7:16 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray says he intends to resign at the end of Biden's term next month.