Talk:Mississippi State Penitentiary

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In Faulkner's works, Parchman is always described as a prison without walls, i.e., there are shotgun-toting trusties and not much else. Security is tight, and because of that there are no walls. Does anyone know if the real Parchman is or ever was that way? User:Snyrt