This week four inmates have died in Mississippi state prisons, which have been on lockdown since Sunday.
Several locations have had at least one reported death and injuries. Thursday, Gregory Emary from Hernando was one of those confirmed dead at the Chickasaw County location. Also Thursday, a fire was reported at the penitentiary in Parchman after another inmate was killed.
It started with a deadly riot at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution.
Inmate visitations at all Mississippi prisons have been cancelled for this weekend.