The U.S. Justice Department says Mississippi is failing to protect inmates in three prisons from violence because it does not adequately supervise incarcerated people, control contraband or investigate harm and misconduct
A report from the U.S. Department of Justice says the Mississippi Department of Corrections fails to protect prisoners from violence at three state prisons.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Justice Department announced their findings that conditions of confinement at three Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) facilities violate the 8th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The Department’s 60-page report details its findings from a thorough investigation of the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution, and Wilkinson [.]
The Justice Department released a report Wednesday that found “chronic, systemic deficiencies” in Mississippi state prisons that violate prisoners’ constitutional rights.
The DOJ released a report about Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.