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Members on Unit 29 (Death Row) at Mississippi's Parchman State Penitentiary.

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Despair, Hope, Emancipation: A Story from Parchman State Penitentiary

by A Mississippi Collective August 29, 2023August 29, 2023

A cast of men on Death Row at Parchman State Penitentiary reflect on their performance of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman"—a play that explores the themes of failure, regret, and hope—to an audience of guards, staff, and fellow prisoners.

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