Parchman
Proper noun
Meaning
Parchman (plural Parchmans)
A surname.
Examples
He received a 15-year sentence at the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm), of which he served two years.
Reeves said he and Taylor spent Wednesday and Thursday touring the prisons, including Parchman, the state's largest and oldest penitentiary.
Others were transferred to the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, where they were treated to harsh conditions.
Visitation to the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman was closed to the general public Sunday due to Dowda’s escape.
In August 2018, Hall requested the FBI help investigate the deaths of 15 inmates, including three of them at Parchman, in the span of a month.
Parchman, where roughly 3,600 of Mississippi’s 19,000 inmates are incarcerated, has been the target of intense criticism over its “failing infrastructure” and recent deaths.