Former Mississippi prison chief sentenced to nearly 20 years
Christopher Epps once called himself the “tallest hog at the trough,” but he was cut down to size Wednesday when a judge sentenced Mississippi’s former corrections commissioner to nearly 20 years in prison for crimes connected to more than $1.4 million in bribes.
Analysis: Someone might want a trial in Epps bribery case
None of the people accused of bribing former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps have gone to trial.
Yet.
Mississippi sues to recover bribe-tainted prison money
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on Wednesday sued 25 people and companies associated with the state’s prison bribery scheme, saying they should repay more than $800 million in revenue they received from the state.
McCrory gets 8½ years in Mississippi prison bribery case
Knowing he’d been recommended for a maximum 20-year sentence, a businessman who bribed Mississippi’s former prisons chief pleaded for and received mercy Friday from a federal judge.
Judge rejects ex-corrections chief’s request to leave jail
A federal judge on Friday rejected a plea from Mississippi’s former corrections commissioner to release him from jail until his May 24 sentencing.
Judge rejects attempt to withdraw plea in prison bribery case
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected an attempt by former Mississippi lawmaker Cecil McCrory to withdraw his guilty plea in a prison contracting bribery case.
After bail revoked, ex-corrections chief asks for release
Mississippi’s former corrections commissioner is asking a federal judge to reconsider the decision to jail him.
Ex-Miss. prisons chief to be jailed until sentencing
A federal judge revoked the bail of Mississippi’s former corrections commissioner and sent him to jail Friday to await sentencing in a corruption case after finding he had probably committed a crime when he took outdoor lights from a home he forfeited to the federal government.
Consultant sentenced in prison bribery scheme
A business and government consultant has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for paying kickbacks to Mississippi’s former corrections commissioner and others.
Insurance agent charged in Miss. prison bribery case
A Jackson insurance agent is the latest person indicted in a corruption case tied to the former head of the Mississippi prison system.
Physician in prison health company charged with bribing Epps
A defense lawyer said that a Jackson physician indicted on federal bribery charges fell victim to a “shakedown” by former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps.
Prosecutor: 11 more to be charged in prison bribery inquiry
As many as 11 more people may face criminal charges stemming from a Mississippi prison contract bribery scheme, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.
Sentencing delayed in Epps bribery case
Sentencing has been delayed for a consultant who pleaded guilty to bribing the former head of Mississippi’s prison system.
Sentencing delayed to April or later in prison bribery case
Former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps and two men who admitted to bribing him won’t be sentenced until at least April under delays granted by a judge.
Sentencing stalls anew for Epps, others in prison bribe case
A judge has again delayed sentencing for a former Mississippi corrections commissioner and two men who have admitted to bribing him.
Other Editors: Solid panel looking at prison contracts
As we previously have noted, Gov. Phil Bryant should have known more about Chris Epps before reappointing him prison commissioner in 2012.
Arrest may have caused prison fight
A prison fight in which nine inmates were stabbed was related to an attempt to smuggle contraband into the Walnut Grove prison, says Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps.
Letter to the Editor: Corrections commissioner responds to Judge Kitchens’ comments
With regards to the article entitled “Judge Kitchens frustrated with state sentencing laws” which ran in your paper on June 9, 2012, 1 would like to offer additional information and facts that were not covered in the story. The task before MDOC daily is to provide quality security, custody, control and care to 22,000 offenders currently locked up and an additional 38,503 offenders under the supervision of community corrections.