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Senate Judiciary B Committee Chairman Brice Wiggins said Tuesday that it's too early to know whether legislators will set aside money for the state to hire more probation and parole officers. Photo by Imani Khayyam

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Judge: Mississippi Parole Officers 'Underpaid & Overworked'

As Mississippi lawmakers seek ways to improve a prison system shaken by recent deadly violence, a related problem is looming: A judge said Tuesday that parole officers are “woefully underpaid …

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