DEATH ROW UNIT 29 | AMERICA'S WORST DEATH ROW AT MISSISSIPPI STATE PRISON | PARCHMAN | Episode 319

Added: 2026-05-24

[00:00:00]I'm from uh Grenada Mississippi. I'm here for capital murder. They gave me a death sentence. I've been here for 13, 14 years.

[00:00:10]Uh Man, this [ __ ] right here is great. It's great, you know what I mean? Uh just being locked down or whatever, man, you know.

[00:00:18]Not being able to come out and be around other people and stuff, you know.

[00:00:22]Hopefully everything work out.

[00:00:24]Everything should work out, man. I appreciate y'all showing up, being here, stuff like that, you heard me?

[00:00:29]Fam, what's going on, man? This is your boy E out the King and this is Incarceration Podcast. Today, I'm doing a reaction video of my own video, one of the worst death rows in the nation, Mississippi State Prison Parchman Death Row. Now, this is where they filmed the movie Life with Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. This is a historic prison and it's probably the worst death row in the nation. But before we go ahead and get into this video, may y'all do me a favor, like this video, subscribe to this channel if you haven't. And let's go to check out the worst death row unit in the nation at Mississippi State Prison Parchman Death Row Unit 29. All right, so check it out, man. You know what's crazy? Right now, I'm at Taco Bell and uh I'm headed to Mississippi to go to Mississippi State Prison, the first adult prison I'm blessed with the honor and opportunity just to go serve, man, to go minister the gospel, to go perform. I was invited from um Track Stars and Holy Culture. And the reason why I stopped here at this Taco Bell, number one, I ain't mean to, but the reason why I'm recording right now is because I'm on the way to Mississippi.

[00:01:37]Tomorrow is the Remember the Resurrection event. And this Taco Bell right here, right behind me, is the Taco Bell that I stopped at while going on my first tour last year.

[00:01:51]And I just thought it was crazy cuz I stopped randomly off the highway to use the restroom. And you know, I wasn't looking for a Taco Bell or anything.

[00:02:00]This is the first stop off the highway.

[00:02:02]And it's crazy because this is the same stop that last year while on tour, I remember stopping here and just thanking God for freedom. But the fact that I was going on my first tour because in this city, Lake City, is a prison that I was incarcerated in when I was a kid, man, 18 years old. As well as later on, you know, down the line when I went to another prison in the same city or like the next city over.

[00:02:26]So, I remember I made a specific reel here for Instagram. Like, "Yo, this is crazy. Full circle." And my dog, who was in the same prison, called me while I was driving through the city. So, it was like a full circle moment for me.

[00:02:39]>> [snorts] >> So, like this spot is memorable for me.

[00:02:42]But it's crazy that today, while going to the prison in Mississippi, I randomly, and I know it's not, you know, coincidence, it's God's sovereignty, I stopped at the same Taco Bell.

[00:02:53]So, man, this is a full circle moment for me again. And I believe that this is like God showing me like he's leading me into a new season, you know, of just me going into prison for the very first time. Uh but also too, you know, planning the Block Hustle Church in the Streets Tour coming up in June. So, I'm excited, man. So, y'all follow the rest of this video, man. You're going to see the journey to my first trip into an adult prison at Mississippi State Prison, also known as Parchman, as we are visiting the men on death row and general population, where we will be not only performing, but most importantly, ministering and proclaiming the gospel of Christ Jesus.

[00:03:30]It's crazy even watching this because now, 4 years later, we're going into prisons all throughout the nation, man.

[00:03:35]God is good. And it was crazy because, like I shared right here, man, whenever I went on my first tour, I stopped at this Taco Bell. And the same Taco Bell was in the city of one of the first prisons I was incarcerated at. So, in that moment, I felt like God was just ministering to me, showing me like that full circle moment of redemption. The same city that I once was incarcerated in, now I was stopping in and I was going to my first tour, you know what I mean, across the country. And then a year later, you know, I randomly accidentally stopped at the same Taco Bell again where I was incarcerated at and where I stopped at whenever I was going on my first tour, but now I'm going to my first prison event. And again, I felt like I was showing me like the full circle moment of redemption.

[00:04:14]So, it was just beautiful, bro. I'm excited to give y'all some like behind the scenes, you know, thought process now as some years went by and maybe even some things I didn't explain in this video.

[00:04:25]All right, so I'm at the hotel now in Mississippi, about to go to Mississippi State Prison here in a second.

[00:04:31]Listen, right now today is the biggest day for me since my release. Obviously, apart from like intimate things such as like, you know, just restoration with my kids and, you know, family and things like that. But when it comes to like events and ministry and outreach, this morning, today, hands down for me, the most personal. I'm so excited. I'm nervous.

[00:04:59]Um, but man, I just can't wait to get back into the prison, man. I just want to go love on these men, ultimately minister the gospel, perform Y'all go ahead and hit that hype button, bro. Hit that hype button because that statement right there made this video go viral.

[00:05:13]The reason why I'm doing a reaction to this video because I know there's a lot of new subscribers on this channel and this video is probably maybe like 3 years old. So, I think this video hit like 360K or something like that. And I believe part of it was because that statement right there. I know it kind of sounds crazy like, but that's like kind of Christianese like, "Love on people."

[00:05:32]You know, so whenever I said, "Love on these men," I think somebody put in the comments like quotations, "Love on these men is crazy." And it had like a thousand something likes. It was hilarious. Everybody was commenting on it. So, y'all do me a favor, man. Y'all go ahead and hit that hype button, bro, just because this honestly, genuinely was a beautiful, life-transforming moment for me. Cuz like I shared before on this channel, bro, I never thought when I was in prison I was going to get out and be so involved in prison ministry. But this first prison event, doing a death row event, after maybe only being out about like 2 years, maybe 2 and 1/2, man, God just opened up a whole new chapter in my life and God's showing me he wanted to use my story of incarceration and how God transformed my life while incarcerated because of faith in Christ Jesus, that this event was going to start a new chapter in my life of walking in God's purpose for my life, of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ in prisons and in county jails and juvenile detention centers throughout the nation.

[00:06:30]So y'all go ahead and hit that hype button, bro, just for this beautiful moment of the beginning of a new chapter and that funny statement where I said, "Go love on these men." No diddy.

[00:06:40]I'm just relating and identifying. I'm super excited with what God's doing in the city. He's a um so y'all stay tuned, man. Follow the feed, man.

[00:06:51]There it is, Parchman.

[00:06:55]Y'all can recognize that this is where they filmed Life at.

[00:07:00]The famous movie, bro, with Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy.

[00:07:07]I was surprised with how much freedom the convicts got there. Like the convicts who were like minimum security, they're literally like riding around on golf carts, like working, but it looks like they were sliding those joints, you know, hanging out.

[00:07:20]And they really didn't even have like police like supervising them like that.

[00:07:25]But of course Unit 29 is like, you know, the main part of the prison is all locked down.

[00:07:32]And also too, just so you guys know, this is the first death row event ever, ever in history like this.

[00:07:40]To where they were let out.

[00:07:42]You got white bread, potato salad, chocolate cake.

[00:07:49]Hey Devin, so you the one that structured this event?

[00:07:52]For the most part. All right, so tell me the give me this a brief rundown of the whole vision and explain to the viewers, bro, like like why did God just lay this on your heart and what was the whole vision behind this whole event, dog?

[00:08:46]Hey man, bro.

[00:08:47]Hey, thank you for everything you doing for the kingdom. We going to keep building, brodie.

[00:08:50]What's going on, G? You all right?

[00:08:52]Yes, sir. Thank you for serving, dog.

[00:08:57]Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Hey, what's going on, G? What you want to say to the people, man?

[00:09:01]What you want to say to the people, man?

[00:09:12]Amen. Amen. Hey, thank you all for serving the food, man. What's this right here, man?

[00:09:17]Eclairs. They look fire, dog.

[00:09:23]What's going on, OG? You all right? How you doing? How you doing, bro?

[00:09:26]Hey, thank you, bro. Thank you for serving, bro. Yes, sir.

[00:09:33]I'm a barber here in unit 29.

[00:09:36]You know, I like doing what I do there cuz I'm here.

[00:09:41]Thank you, God, for the strength to get me through the day. How long you been in Parchman, OG? 20 years. 20 years? Yes, sir. What you facing right now as far as what they sentenced you to? Life and three years. Life and three? Yes, sir.

[00:09:53]What prison is this right here? You um Mississippi State Penitentiary.

[00:09:56]Mississippi State Penitentiary, man. So, what's the biggest thing throughout your years in prison, man, that God's been doing in your life?

[00:10:02]Uh helping me to grow and get along uh with others.

[00:10:06]That's real, dog.

[00:10:07]Anything else you want to share to any of the viewers, anybody watching this, family, anybody? Well, yes, I just, you know, ask you guys like y'all that come around for us to continue to be with us and pray for us and you know, as time goes on, ask God to bring about a change inside of this place that we need.

[00:10:27]All right, go ahead, buddy. I'm James Williams, uh from Barber here at Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman.

[00:10:33]Uh I've been here for 26 years.

[00:10:37]Uh I was the last escapee on the streets.

[00:10:40]Uh and uh I appreciate y'all for coming here and doing what y'all doing for us and uh keep praying for us, brother.

[00:10:48]That's real. Um All right, just to clarify, so those two guys right there, they were on death row. So, anybody you see, any convict you see in red, that means that they're on death row. But, the other guys you see who have like the green and white stripes, they're like general population and they still got like a lot of time, like they said, like life sentences. But, they're just like orderlies, you know, in the gym and I think at Unit 29 as porters for the guys on death row. But, it's also funny, too, like watching this, you can see how throughout the years my interviewing skills have way developed past to what they were. Cuz, honestly, here at this event, I wanted to capture everything. I wanted to get their stories. Um so, I was just like asking questions, you know, off the top of my head. And keep in mind, this is my first prison event, you know what I mean? So, I was like a little bit anxious. Of course, you know, I felt comfortable hanging around, you know, fellow convicts, but just to be able to go in there and to speak and share my testimony and to minister the gospel, and it being my first prison event, like, yo, it feels crazy. Even now to this day, years later, probably going into almost maybe about 100 prisons already, if not more. Um going into prison still feels crazy for me, even now to this day. Uh but going in the first time, bro, felt insane, you know what I mean? So, uh you can see throughout this video that my questions, you know, weren't the best. But, let's keep watching.

[00:12:05]>> Jerry Pitchford. I'm from uh Grenada, Mississippi. I'm here uh for capital murder. They gave me a death sentence.

[00:12:12]I've been here for 13, 14 years.

[00:12:16]Uh man, this [ __ ] right here great. It's great, you know what I mean? Uh just being locked down or whatever, man, you know, not being able to come out and be around other people and stuff, you know, hopefully everything work out everything should work out, man. I appreciate y'all showing up, being here, stuff like that, you heard me?

[00:12:35]That's right. Listen, let me ask you a question, right? For these young men out here in the streets who wilding, they out here in the streets, they banging, they catching bodies, out here selling dope, uh from an inside perspective of already being in prison for over a decade and sitting right now on a death sentence, what would you share with these young men to warn them to get out the streets, man?

[00:12:56]Man, you got two options, you know what I mean? You can stay out there in the streets, end up dead, or end up in prison. Or you can actually do something to show your family that loyalty that they showed you, right? And that means not getting them into no [ __ ] you know what I mean? Cuz the streets, that's what it do. It swallows you and it swallows your family. If you get caught up in here, hey, who going to have to take care of you, you know what I'm saying? Your family going to have to take care of you. So, how you going to say that you love your family, you love your moms, you love her and stuff like that, but then you get caught up in these situations and you put more burden on them. You put more burden on them, you know what I mean?

[00:13:38]Uh man, you know, it ain't about it hey the streets ain't got no money, you know what I'm saying? You want to make money, man, you got to get your education, man, and you take your ass and get some type of corporate job. You ain't going to be out there in the streets, you ain't doing nothing like that, you know what I mean? Prison is just for bosses, it's it's for suckers, you know what I mean?

[00:14:00]Hey, that's all I can tell them, you know what I mean?

[00:14:05]Man, that's my brother there.

[00:14:07]All the time, bro.

[00:14:08]>> Hey, for real, bro. Listen, it's an honor, fam. Right. All right, listen, you stay I'm from uh Florida.

[00:14:12]>> Hey, my dog Terry, bro. Hey, hopefully, man, Terry's coming home. His court case now, I believe, is in the Supreme Court.

[00:14:18]I believe he was sentenced to death at the age of 19 in Mississippi, and the judicial system can be very known for being very discriminative. So, I'm pretty sure brodie's coming home, you know? So, y'all keep Terry in prayer, man. But, I also want to go ahead and clarify something. Another big reason why this video had went viral the first time is because while he was talking about the event, he's like, you know, being on lockdown, this right here, this is great. So, people were like misunderstanding what he was saying.

[00:14:44]They were thinking that he was saying like it was great to be on death row.

[00:14:48]Nah, he was saying like, "Yo, like we're locked down on death row." For them to let them out of the death row cells and to be able to hang out with each other and to be able to sit in the gym and to be able to eat real street food, you know what I mean? And be able to listen to music and have a concert and hear the gospel. He's like, "Man, this is the first time this ever happened for them."

[00:15:09]You know, being on death row. So, that's what he meant by saying it was great. I know a lot of people have clipped that, you know what I mean? Or they've only saw that part or whatever, and they just automatically misunderstood that what he was saying, thinking that he was talking about being on death row was great, which he wasn't. He was talking about the event, you know, just for clarification. Dog.

[00:15:30]Yeah, Tampa.

[00:15:32]Yeah.

[00:15:34]You say your mama stay in Tampa?

[00:15:35]Uncle? Yeah.

[00:15:37]Hey, so what you got right there, man?

[00:15:40]Uh look like uh fish, baked beans, okra, brisket.

[00:15:46]I don't know what type of pastry this is.

[00:15:50]mashed potatoes, what chocolate eclairs for pastry. Yeah, eclairs, there you go. Hey, so when's the last time you had like some real good street food like that, man? Oh, man, it's been a minute. It's been a minute?

[00:16:06]Yeah.

[00:16:07]Out of everything that they serve, man, what's your favorite right now?

[00:16:10]What uh as far as the The food. No, the food right here. What's What's your favorite right now on that tray, dog?

[00:16:16]Right now it it it's got to be the baked beans right there.

[00:16:20]>> [laughter] >> Bro said the baked beans out everything.

[00:16:23]All right, what about you, G?

[00:16:26]What about you, dog? What's your favorite thing on the tray, bro?

[00:16:33]What is okra right there? Yeah, that's the okra.

[00:16:36]You got to try it about the okra.

[00:16:38]Hey, so how long How long have you been incarcerated? And um so what, you're on death row as well, correct?

[00:16:44]Yeah. So how long have you been down, bro?

[00:16:47]23 years?

[00:16:49]Yeah.

[00:16:49]If you don't mind me asking, uh in the midst of a difficult season, you know what I mean, like being sentenced to death, awaiting death row, what is something that you could say like God has been redeeming in your life?

[00:17:03]At a in a difficult season like this, can you see God moving and working in your life in the midst of the chaos?

[00:17:08]I've been um I don't know something.

[00:17:11]Two mashed potatoes, two white rice, minestrone.

[00:17:15]And I got to keep slip in my pocket.

[00:17:21]That's real. So, you're saying in the midst of all this, even in the midst of sickness, God's still been preserving your life and been keeping you, correct?

[00:17:29]Yeah, that's real, man. Anything you want to share to like the viewers, specifically like young men who are in society still and they're living the street lifestyles, you know what I mean?

[00:17:41]And they're they're headed down the path to prison. What could you because normally people who are in that lifestyle, they're only listening to people who've been there. So, if right now you could speak to a young man who are headed down that same path, what would you share with them?

[00:17:55]They can look look at how I'm living in there in here.

[00:18:01]When they get When When they get in here, it's over with.

[00:18:06]They can They can kiss McDonald's and everything else goodbye.

[00:18:12]That's [music] real.

[00:18:14]So, another thing that people were going crazy in the comments the first time I posted this video is everybody was saying that dude was staring at me like he wanted to un-alive me, bro. But, I want to go ahead and clarify. Bro, I did not pull up on anybody. Anytime I do any prison events where we have media access and I'm doing interviews, I don't just randomly walk up to people and put my camera in their face. You know what I mean? Like number one, I'm just respectful enough not to do that. But, also too, I want to make sure that people are comfortable and are cool with like sharing their story. So, before I even, you know, put the camera in anybody's face, I asked them like, "Yo, y'all down to do an interview?" So, I wasn't just walking up on people with the camera just asking them questions, you know, I asked them beforehand if they were down to do an interview and they said, "Yeah." And of course, like people think that why am I asking them about their death sentence while they're eating. You know what I mean? Like that's not cool. It's like, "No, bro, you failed to realize that these people have been on death row, a lot of them for like over 20 years." So, they're open to sharing their story, especially when it comes to media access and things like that. like bro, it never happens.

[00:19:13]And a lot of these guys, bro, like whether they believe that they're going to overturn their case and be set free, or whether they just kind of accepted, you know what I mean, like their sentence, I'm not sure. It probably depends upon each individual, but a lot of these guys, bro, like they want to share their story. You know what I mean, they want to empower other people who may be watching this not to make the same mistakes that they did, you know.

[00:19:34]So, I just wanted to clarify that as far as bro was not looking at me like he wanted to unalive me. A lot of times when people are interviewed, you know, they're a little nervous. They probably haven't been on a camera over 20, 30 years, you know. So, yeah, I think he was just locked in for the interview. And then also too, I wanted to clarify, bro, I wasn't being rude, dog, and just walking up to random people with a camera. No, bro, you know, I asked them beforehand and they said, yeah, and they're willing to share their story. So, just to clarify, bro. All right, man, we're going to go ahead and end it right here, bro. I'm going to do a follow-up part two reaction video to this death row event. So, look, man, it's your boy E out of the king and this is Incarceration Podcast. And family, look, I got a fire HBO style series on the full episode playlist. It's a chronological journey of my 12 years in prison. It's called the Incarceration.

[00:20:19]Season 1 has been out, but season 2 is just now coming out. But to access it, you have to become a all access member to this channel. And this is a preview clip of season 2 right here. And when the police see the fighting, majority of the time, they won't even break it up, won't even look, won't even lock down the dorm, just put a blind eye to it and keep on going.

[00:20:41]Nonstop chaos all day, every day, no exaggeration.

[00:20:49]Nothing but yelling, fighting, and occasionally, stabbings.

[00:20:57]One thing I began to realize as well at Git Camp, is that people had knives for sure, but they call them fence pokers.

[00:21:05]Little wire that people unravel off the fence post. They sharpen it up on the floor and it becomes a knife. But, they're small and they're really skinny.

[00:21:14]So, even though they go in and out real quick and real fast and it you know, will puncture people, it's not really deadly unless you hit somebody in the jugular, in the eye, or something like that. For the most part, I begin to realize that jit camp that stabbings were just to try to get people off the compound. Because normally when people would get stabbed, they'd go to medical, they'd go to confinement, and they'd transfer them to a different jit camp for their safety.

[00:21:41]But, in adult camp is different. In adult prisons when people are getting stabbed is because someone's trying to kill you.

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