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Exposing Parchman

Exposing Parchman is an investigative docuseries that follows the efforts to reform the Mississippi correctional system by the inmates of Parchman Prison, their family members, an intrepid group of lawyers and experts, and the philanthropic arm of Roc Nation. In December 2019, Parchman began to make national headlines for its large death toll attributable to violence and neglect. In a cry for help, brave and desperate inmates shared prohibited cell phone footage from inside. Shawn 'JAY Z' Carter, entrepreneur and philanthropist Yo Gotti, Team Roc and a group of lawyers stepped in to spearhead a civil rights lawsuit. The series delves inside the decaying prison, unpacks its disgraceful history, and tracks the twists and turns of the developing legal case as this dream team fights an impossible foe from every angle. 

Exposing Parchman