Investigative Documentary "Exposing Parchman" Earns Emmy Nomination For Outstanding Writing: Documentary at 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards

 Roc Nation, Good Caper Content & Red Summer TV Produced the Documentary That Aired on A&E Networks

NEW YORK, July 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced that A&E Networks documentary "Exposing Parchman" – which was produced by Roc Nation, Good Caper Content & Red Summer TV – earned a nomination for the Outstanding Writing: Documentary category at The 45th Annual News & Documentary Emmy^® Awards.

The News & Documentary Emmy^® Awards will take place on September 26 at 7:30 pm ET at the Palladium Times Square in New York City. In the Outstanding Writing: Documentary category, "Exposing Parchman" will be going up against the below nominees:

• HBO | Max: Great Photo, Lovely Life: Facing a Family's Secrets
• National Geographic: Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony
• Frontline PBS: Netanyahu, America & the Road to War in Gaza
• Apple TV+: The Pigeon Tunnel

The "Exposing Parchman" documentary unpacked the heinous history of Mississippi's correctional system, analyzed the inhumane living conditions at Parchman Prison and highlighted Team ROC's (Roc Nation's social justice and philanthropic arm) work with multiplatinum musician Yo Gotti and multiple attorneys to protect the incarcerated population and eradicate the deadly conditions.

The documentary, which was directed by Rahman Ali Bugg, included commentary from a wide range of individuals, including Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter, Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez, Yo Gotti, families with loved ones suffering in the decaying prison and more. Additionally, it featured a never-before-seen look at the inside of the Parchman prison facility.

The barbaric living conditions at Parchman originally came to the national forefront in December 2019, when internal riots surfaced and resulted in several deaths. Visuals of the environment soon emerged, leading to the discovery that the incarcerated population lacked access to clean water, adequate food, electricity, heat, healthcare and other basic human resources.

It ultimately prompted JAY-Z, Yo Gotti and Team ROC to procure legal representation on behalf of 200+ incarcerated men against the Mississippi Department of Corrections. They went on to file multiple lawsuits that prompted the U.S. Justice Department to launch an investigation and found that the Mississippi facility violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

EXPOSING PARCHMAN APPEARANCES

Formerly Incarcerated

• John Knight
• Travontae Riley
• Michael Sykes

Families

• Cheryl Henderson and Family (Mother of Chadarion Henderson)
• Sandra and Claudia Mills (Sister and Mother of AD Buddy Mills)
• Lenatha Lang (Mother of Darren Lang)
• Janice Sherman (Great Aunt of Joshua Norman)
• Sallye House & Shatoya House-Eppen ( Mother & Sister of Achello House)
• Austin Ratliff (Son of AD "Buddy" Mills Jr. )

The Lawyers

• Marcy Croft
• Jordan W. Siev
• Jessica L. Rice
• Carson Thurman
• Gerry Bufkin

The Experts

• Bennie Thompson – Congressman
• Marc Stern – Physician
• Daniel Sullivan - Senior Investigator
• Eldon Vail - Prison Investigator and Former Prison Warden
• Anthony Monzingo - Judge

Advocates

• Rukia Lumumba - People's Advocacy Institute
• Tamika Mallory - Until Freedom

Other Voices

• Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter
• Mario "Yo Gotti" Mims
• Desiree Perez - Roc Nation
• Dania Diaz - Roc Nation
• Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting
• Rep. Robert Johnson - (D) MS House Democratic Minority Leader
• Ralph Eubanks - Author "A Place Like Mississippi"
• Justin L. Brooks - Childhood friend of Joshua Norman
• Jelani Cobb - Dean. Columbia School of Journalism
• David Oshinsky - Author "Worse Than Slavery"
• Danyelle Holmes - Co-Chair, MS Prison Reform Coalition
• Gregory "Shotti" Morgan - Photographer 

SOURCE Roc Nation