Audit reveals widespread misspending at Department of Corrections

JACKSON • Top administrators received illegal buyouts, improper travel payments and vital records were destroyed by the Mississippi Department of Corrections, according to a scathing audit released Thursday by state auditor Shad White.
The audit, requested by current MDOC commissioner Burl Cain, paints a dark picture of the agency during the three years it was under the leadership of former commissioner Pelicia Hall.
“The most disconcerting thing for me is a lot of the misspending came from decisions made at the top of the Department of Corrections and benefitted the folks at the top,” White said. “The largest dollar amounts went to people at the top.”

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