JACKSON, Miss. She is the first female inmate to die in custody since a recent spate of inmate deaths began following a "major disturbance" and a south Mississippi … Mississippi inmate deaths: Inmate dies at Parchman prison; no foul play suspected No foul play is suspected and the cause and manner of his death are pending an autopsy, according to … Other recent inmate deaths include: Dec. 29 — Terrandance Dobbins, 40, was killed in what MDOC called a "major disturbance" at South Mississippi Correctional Institution. The violence comes even as a federal judge has rejected claims that conditions in one Mississippi prison are unconstitutionally harsh. (AP) — Another Mississippi inmate has died at the hands of a fellow inmate, bringing the death toll to four in disturbances over the past week in the state prison system. Coroner: 2 new Mississippi inmate deaths were from beating A coroner says two inmates were beaten to death in an understaffed Mississippi prison … An unidentified inmate died Sunday at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, marking the 18th death at state prisons since Dec. 29.