Dossier
Hinds County Detention Center
Coverage of Hinds County Detention Center in the Nexus archive.
- Teen murder suspect stomped to death and filmed dying in Mississippi jail: coroner
Mielun Butler, 18, was found bloodied on the floor of the Hinds County Detention Center after being booked in connection with Melvin Edwards' fatal shooting. A video captured Butler's condition days before his death in the Mississippi jail.
- Teen stomped to death in Mississippi jail, coroner says
An 18-year-old was stomped to death in the Hinds County Detention Center, according to a coroner. The incident occurred in a Mississippi jail.