Mississippi Department of Corrections News

Former Mississippi Agent Gets 6 Months for Role in Tax Evasion Scheme

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former insurance broker to six months in prison for helping former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps evade taxes. In handing down the sentence, U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate ignored recommendations that could …

Mississippi Insurance Agent Charged in Prison Bribery Case

An insurance agent from Jackson, Miss., is the latest person indicted in a corruption case tied to the former head of the Mississippi prison system. Guy E. “Butch” Evans, 61, appeared Aug. 24 in U.S. District Court in Jackson and …