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RocNation CEO Jay-Z along with rap entrepreneur Yo Gotti are presenting a four-part documentary series Exposing Parchman, to highlight the horrors and abu

Seeka Starsky 02/27/22 4:46 PM Jay-Z, Yo Gotti & Roc Nation Set To Expose Humanitarian Crisis Within The Notorious Parchman Penitentiary In A&E Doc Written By Seeka Starsky Prison of Horrors RocNation CEO Jay-Z along with rap entrepreneur Yo Gotti are presenting a four-part documentary series Exposing Parchman, to highlight the horrors and abuses within the notorious Parchman Correctional Facility in Mississippi. 99 Views Comments Off on Jay-Z, Yo Gotti & Roc Nation Set To Expose Humanitarian Crisis Within The Notorious Parchman Penitentiary In A&E Doc Share Jay-Z Takes On Mississippi Penitentiary System Roc Nation announced the four-part limited docu-series Exposing Parchman received the green light from A&E Networks. The series is set to follow Jay-Z, Yo-Gotti, Team Roc the philanthropist arm of Roc Nation, and lawyers as they collaborate with inmates to expose the intolerable conditions and continuous abuse in the Mississippi Penitentiary, better known as Parchman. The new series shines light on the evolving lawsuit against Parchman and looks inside the rundown prison. It is set to follow up to 29 inmates and uncover the untold dishonorable history of the facility. Elaine Frontain Bryant, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming for A&E released a statement saying. A&E has the privilege to partner with Roc Nation to tell the truly urgent story of Parchman Prison as we continue our commitment to impactful programming. The series is emblematic of larger issues within the U.S. criminal justice system, and we hope it spurs desperately needed awareness both at Parchman Prison, and nationwide. The documentary series will be coming soon to A&E, no official date has been released. Mississippi Prison Crisis In December 2019, Parchman began making national headlines for its high death toll, violence and neglected inmates. The conditions of the prison are so remorseless, it has been called one of the worst detention centers in the world. A prison crisisswept across Mississippi when multiple fights broke out at the Chickasaw County Regional Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution and Parchman, causing a statewide prison lockdown. Going into the New Year the lockdown was lifted for all prisons except Parchman where the highest total of deaths occured. Regardless of the lockdown, riots and fights in the prison continued. During the violence, brave and hopeless inmates sent out a cry for help on contraband cell phone footage to show the conditions inside the prison. Videos swept social media getting the attention of Hip Hop celebrities and local activists. Atlanta-born rapper T.I. took to his Instagramto shine light on the prison by reposting videos from inmates. Love and HipHop: New York cast member Yandy, joined local activist group Until Freedom to demand Mississippi to Read more