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Mississippi inmates were exposed to dangerous chemicals and denied health care, lawsuit says. MICHAEL GOLDBERG. February 14, 2024 at 2:03 PM. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Inmates at a Mississippi ...
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A former Mississippi “Goon Squad” officer convicted in the brutal racist attack of two Black men has been named in a lawsuit for allegedly beating an inmate at the Rankin County jail.
Operation Mississippi Hustle was a federal investigation initiated in 2014 by the United States Attorney and prosecuted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. It examined the relationship between officials of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and various for-profit prison contractors and ...
Gates v. Collier, 501 F.2d 1291 (5th Cir. 1974), [1] was a landmark decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that brought an end to the trusty system as well as flagrant inmate abuse at Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman Farm, in Sunflower County, Mississippi.
In a separate federal indictment, Scruggs was accused of attempting to improperly influence Mississippi judge Bobby DeLaughter. [29] On February 10, 2009, Scruggs pleaded guilty in federal court in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to one count of that indictment charging mail fraud in the corruption of a public official.
The US Department of Justice says three Mississippi prisons are unsafe and unsanitary, according to a report released after a yearslong investigation.
In May 2022, the Department of Human Services filed a lawsuit against 38 defendants to claw back about $24 million in misspent funds. Former federal prosecutor Brad Pigott and the office of the Mississippi Attorney General represented the department.
March 21, 2024 at 10:24 PM. By Steve Gorman and Brendan O'Brien. (Reuters) -A federal judge in Mississippi on Thursday wrapped up sentencing of six white former law enforcement officers who ...
Between 2014 and 2020, $215 million was cut from the Mississippi Corrections budget, [why?] resulting in increasing pressure on all Mississippi prisons. [38] The 2019 annual inspection report for the prison includes numerous health and safety concerns including broken toilets, sinks and showers, unsanitary kitchens, cells with dangerous ...