Parchman Farm Prison 1975 A short video on the infamous Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary), the Mississippi Blues Trail marker is located at the Parchman main entrance. Famous inmates include: Son House: He was incarcerated at Parchman Farm in the late 1920s for a period after a conviction related to a shooting. Charlie Patton: Often regarded as one of the fathers of the Delta blues, Charlie Patton spent some time at Parchman Farm in the 1920s, having been arrested for a variety of o