Auditor demands private prison company pay $7.4M to Mississippi, calls for AG to enforce

State Auditor Shad White says a private prison company must pay $7.4 million to Mississippi for not maintaining enough staff ...
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Problems with Parchman prison getting worse, MS Black Caucus members say

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Members of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus took turns questioning Department of Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain on the ...
Natchez Democrat

Mississippi auditor demands $7.4M from private prison company for staffing issues

MTC, which operates the Wilkinson County Correctional Facilty, calls the demand 'incredibly unfair' and vows to take the ...
Darkhorse Press

Incarcerated youths among competitors and winners in Mississippi History Day

Incarcerated youths in state prison were among the winners at Mississippi History Day, competing with traditional students.
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Beating by guards, not a heart attack, killed man in Mississippi prison, report shows

When Mississippi officials informed Mary Anderson that her uncle died in prison, they told her he had suffered a heart attack. "They mentioned nothing about anything else," she said. But now, the FBI ...
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K-9 that helped secure north Mississippi prison shot dead, officials say

MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. — Killed on the job, a K9 that helped secure a north Mississippi prison was shot dead. The Mississippi Department of Corrections says the K9 commander there found 7-year-old ...
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Problems with Parchman prison getting worse, MS Black Caucus members say

Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus members confronted Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain about poor prison conditions. Lawmakers cited mold, roof leaks, and a 14-hour power outage at the Mississippi ...