Multiple groups from the state signed the letter, including the Mississippi Prison Reform Coalition and the Mississippi Center for Justice. The letter states that people in prison and detention are vulnerable to contagious diseases such as COVID-19. They are often kept in cramped quarters and in poor health. They are often in poor health and live in close quarters. Mississippi Today reached out to MDOC regarding its pandemic plan, and the steps taken by the department so far. The agency previously stated that it will suspend visitation and transfer inmates from county jails._x000D