Mississippi  Department of  Corrections

Christopher B. Epps  

Phil Bryant

Commissioner   

 Governor  

 

 

 

 Current Death Row Facts

 

Mississippi Death Row Demographics

Total Inmates on Death Row
53

 
        ETHNIC ORIGIN
  # of INMATES  GENDER   ASIAN 1
51 MALES   BLACK 30
2 FEMALES   CAUCASIAN 22
         

Youngest on Death Row:  Terry Pitchford, MDOC #117778, age 26

 Oldest on Death Row:  Richard Jordan, MDOC #30990, age 65

 Longest serving Death Row inmate:

Richard Jordan, MDOC #30990

(Calculated from original conviction date) March 2, 1977:  Thirty-Five Years