MDOC promotes inmate boxing program, but lawmakers say money could be better spent

Boxing in sanctioned matches in a ring donated by rapper Jay-Z. Throwing and catching a football in the yard. Facing off in table tennis matches.  Sports teams have come to Missisisppi’s prison system, giving incarcerated people a creative way to stay active, change attitudes, build sportsmanship and help in their rehabilitation, corrections officials said. “We encourage our inmates to be involved in sports activities as it battles idleness in prison. We have created