Following MDOC on Facebook: what families should know when looking for Winston Choctaw Facility updates
Looking for Winston Choctaw Facility updates on the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) Facebook page? You'll run into a few practical hurdles—especially around access and verification.
The MDOC Facebook page may hit you with a login screen before you can see anything. That means you'll need a Facebook account to view posts or interact with updates - frustrating if you don't have one, or if you're trying to check quickly from a shared device.
Social media can deliver announcements fast, but know what you're working with. Mississippi's official web portal (ms.gov) is clear about external links: the state can link to outside pages, but it doesn't control or maintain them - and it's not responsible for their content. That applies to a linked Facebook page, even when it's sharing MDOC information.
Note: ms.gov’s guidance is to independently review information you find on linked external sites before you rely on it.
- Start with official state pages - Use official pages linked through ms.gov as your baseline, then compare what you saw on social media against those official sources before you make plans based on it.
- Contact the organization responsible for the post - If something looks wrong, incomplete, or out of date, follow ms.gov’s direction and reach out to the organization responsible for that external content when possible (for example, the agency posting it, or the platform hosting it).
If Facebook blocks you with a login screen, take that as a cue to slow down before acting on secondhand information. Look for the same details through official state pages (the ones reachable from ms.gov), and verify accuracy yourself before making Winston Choctaw-related decisions - like travel plans or timing a call. Still can't confirm what you need, or think something's wrong? The ms.gov guidance is to contact the organization responsible for the external content directly.
- ✓ Look for the same announcement on official state pages you can access through ms.gov
- ✓ Call MDOC using phone contacts you already have from official materials
- ✓ Use any contact information provided on the external page itself (if you can view it)
- ✓ If the content seems incorrect or misleading, contact the organization responsible for the external site content
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