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DOJ Orders MS Jails Closed
Loaded on May 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1994, page 12
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), citing conditions such as maggot-infested cells, racially segregated holding cells, fire hazards and a high number of jail suicides, has ordered the closing of jails in four Mississippi counties, Neshoba County, Sunflower County, Lauderdale and Jones County.The DOJ also cited more than a ...
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