Flood-affected residents of Jackson return to their homes as the Pearl River threatens communities down-stream.

And, in light of Parchman Unit 29 being shut down, we look at how one organization wants to reform community supervision.

Then, a personal account of life as a Mississippi Corrections Officer.

Plus, Congressman Bennie Thompson shares his thoughts on the upcoming Census.

Segment 1:

Mickey and Anitra Holder were among the hundreds of residents of northeast Jackson to return to their homes this week after evacuating due to the Pearl River flood. Like many others, the Holders are trying to figure out what to do next. The share their experience with MPB's Kobee Vance.

Segment 2:

Inmates of Unit 29 at Parchment State Penitentiary are being relocated to a private facility in Tallahatchie County, marking the inevitable end of the unit's troubled history. In January, prison reform activists took to the streets of Jackson to demand the state take action to address the conditions at Parchman. REFORM Alliance, co-founded by Meek Mill, JAY-Z, Michael Rubin and more, was among those groups. Erin Haney is REFORM's Policy Director. She says that closing the Unit is a step in the right direction. But, as she tells our Michael Guidry, reform must extend beyond the facilities - to community supervision programs designed to support re-entry rather than recidivism.

Segment 3:

"Inmates Aren’t the Only Ones in Danger in Mississippi Prisons" - that's the topic of a new story by the Joe Neff and Alysia Santo of the Marshall Project. The report indicates that due to the rampant under-staffing of Mississippi prisons, guards are often targets of physical and emotional assault. Joe Neff tells us the environment within the Mississippi's prisons has profound effect on those tasked with supervising it.

Jennifer White is a former corrections officer, and the lead subject of Neff and Santo's report. She spent her entire corrections career at Parchman. She shares her experience with our Michael Guidry.

Segment 4:

In April, the Census Bureau will begin its required count of United States residents. The census is a constitutionally mandated account that takes place every ten years. Congressman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi's second Congressional district urges Mississippians to treat the census with due diligence. He tells MPB's Kobee Vance the count affects Mississippian's at every level of government.

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