Jay-Z, Yo Gotti & Group ROC’s Authorized Efforts Lead Division of Justice to Examine Mississippi Jail Situations

Authorized efforts by Jay-Z, Yo Gotti and Group ROC – the social justice division of leisure firm Roc Nation — relating to the the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman are paying off.

The artists and Group ROC secured authorized illustration for greater than 200 inmates on the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman and filed a number of lawsuits that brought on the U.S. Justice Division to analyze inhumane situations on the jail services.

On Wednesday (April 20), the U.S. Justice Division issued a report saying that “Mississippi routinely violates the constitutional rights of individuals incarcerated at Parchman.”

The DOJ added, “Primarily based upon a radical investigation [which began in February 2020], there’s affordable trigger to imagine that situations and practices on the Mississippi State Penitentiary (also called Parchman) violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Structure.”

The DOJ has since “supplied the state of Mississippi with written discover of the supporting info for these findings and the minimal remedial measures essential to deal with them.”

Yo Gotti stated in an announcement: “My coronary heart goes out to the incarcerated males who’ve suffered with out entry to wash water, meals and healthcare and the households that tragically misplaced family members within the course of. I’ll proceed to face up for the unvoiced till they obtain justice they deserve. I’m grateful for the U.S. Division of Justice’s thorough report to carry the Mississippi Division of Corrections accountable for the merciless and inhumane therapy of the incarcerated inhabitants.”

Desiree Perez, CEO at Roc Nation, stated in an announcement, “On behalf of Group ROC, we’re happy to see the Division of Justice acknowledge the horrific situations in Mississippi’s prisons. Due to the inhumane situations, we filed lawsuits in Mississippi to assist shield the lads dwelling contained in the notorious Parchman jail. For years, the incarcerated inhabitants has been pressured to reside inside rat-infested situations and survive with a water system contaminated with human feces all with non-existent healthcare sources accessible to them. Over the previous three years, the loss of life toll has been completely devastating and we hope immediately’s report brings many households and their family members one step nearer towards getting the justice they deserve. We applaud the Division of Justice for his or her report.”

The DOJ’s  investigation of situations at Southern Mississippi Correctional Establishment, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility is ongoing.