The Justice Department released a report Wednesday that found “chronic, systemic deficiencies” in Mississippi state prisons that violate prisoners’ constitutional rights.
In a 60-page report, the D.O.J. said the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution, and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility violated the 8th and 14th Amendments.
The DOJ released a report about Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.
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The Justice Department (DOJ) found three prisons in Mississippi violated the Constitution, citing violence, poor conditions and staffing shortages, per a new report. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and the Mississippi United States Attorney’s Office released a 60-page report Wednesday of an investigation into the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. …