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Mississippi Demands $1.9 Million From MTC For Short-Staffing Private State Prison
by Kevin W. Bliss
On November 14, 2022, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White submitted a civil demand for payment of $1.9 million to Utah-based private prison operator Management and Training Corporation (MTC) for violating its contractual agreement to fully staff the Marshall County Correctional Facility (MCCF) from 2017 …
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- California City Ends Private Jail Operator’s Contract After Mass Employee Resignations, by Keith Sanders
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- Nevada Muslim Prisoner Wins Suit Over Denial of Jumu’ah Prayer, by Harold Hempstead
- Guards Fleeing Texas Prisons, by Matthew Clarke
- ‘Qualified Immunity Cannot Shield Them’: Fourth Circuit Advances Suit by Virginia Prisoners for Overlong Solitary Confinement, by Benjamin Tschirhart
- California Prison Guards Sentenced for Assaulting Prisoners, by Jacob Barrett
- Eleventh Circuit Says Passover Sign-Up Requirement in Florida Jail Passes Constitutional Muster, by David Reutter
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