Fifth inmate killed in more violence in Mississippi prisons

MISSISSIPPI (AP) — A fifth inmate has died in violence in a Mississippi prison, as clashes between prisoners continue.

Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton tells local news outlets that 36-year-old Dennoris Howell was stabbed to death before dawn Friday at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

Howell is the fifth inmate to be killed by another inmate since Sunday, and the third at Parchman.

Another inmate was stabbed at 3 a.m. Friday incident and taken to a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital.

Some local officials have described the violence as gang-related, but state officials haven’t said what’s driving the violence.