Episode
Trapped on the Roof: The Killing of a correctional officer
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- Forensic Psychology
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- Aug 31, 2026
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- 143
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Summary
On May 20, 2012, a gang fight inside a privately run Mississippi prison exploded into a multi-hour riot that left the facility in chaos. Twenty-four-year-old Senior Correctional Officer Catlin Carithers, called in on his day off, was cornered and beaten to death on the roof after inmates used food carts as a makeshift ladder to reach him. This episode walks through how the riot escalated, what happened to Carithers, and how prosecutors later held accountable the men who took part in the attack and destroyed evidence in its wake.