MS Prison Officials Indicted by On June 14, 1994, US Attorney Alfred Moreton III made public a grand jury indictment of six current and five former Mississippi state prison officials in the 1991 beating of Larry Floyd, a prisoner at the Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP) at Parchman. The five former …
Transport of Prison Made Goods Illegal by Preston Glove Company is a Mississippi textile manufacturer who entered into a contract with Magnolia State Enterprises, a quasi governmental business incorporated pursuant to the Mississippi Prison Industries Act of 1990, for the use of prison laborers and Magnolia facilities. Under the contract …
DOJ Orders MS Jails Closed by 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 …
Court Enjoins Torture of Jail Prisoners by Two Mississippi jail prisoners tried to escape from the jail by smashing their way out. Their attempt failed and guards secured and restrained them in an interrogation cell. The sheriff questioned the two men as to the location of their escape tools, which …
Dismissal of HIV+ Conditions Suit Reversed by Two HIV+ Mississippi state prisoners filed suit against Mississippi state officials challenging numerous aspects of the state DOC's policy regarding HIV+ prisoners. The policies they challenged include: placing HIV+ prisoners in administrative segregation and denying them all privileges; not providing adequate AIDS treatment …
Preliminary Injunction Issued Against Grooming Code by Three Oklahoma state prisoners filed suit challenging the Oklahoma DOC's policy of banning any facial hair or hair longer than 3 inches in length. The prisoners claimed their religious beliefs forbid the cutting of their hair. In two cases requests for preliminary injunctions …
Federal Court Upholds Slave Labor by Can a Mississippi prisoner collect damages for a violation of his constitutional and civil rights because he was forced to work on private property without pay? The U.S. Court of Appeals says no, even in the face of a state law prohibiting inmates from …
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MS Phone Contract with GTL 2007 PROJECT NUMBER 37027 RECEIVEfJ INMATE CALLING SERVICE AGREEMENT 8 pU I2- I'. BETWEEN 01 NDV n · "t GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATImiiO TECH"'OLOGY 5ERIJ AND . MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES .. : AS CONTRACTING AGENT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS This Inmate …
Current Mississippi Inmate Phone Contract PROJECT NUMBER 39019 INMATE CALLING SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORA TJON AND MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AS CONTRACTING AGENT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Thi s Inmate Calling Service Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement") is entered into by and between …
MS Phone Contract with GTL 2005 PROJECT NUMBER 35765 INMATE CALLING SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN GLOBAL TEL*LINK, CORPORATION AND MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AS CONTRACTING AGENT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS This Inmate Calling Service Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement") is entered into by and between Global …
MS Contract with GTL 2011-2016 , , .. PROJECT NUMBER 39019 INMATE CALLING SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION AND MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AS CONTRACTING AGENT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS This Inmate Calling Service Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement") is entered into by and …
MS Phone Kickbacks 2004 - 2008, version from 2009 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CHRISTOPHER B. EPPS COMMISSIONER David Scott Special Assistant Attorney General (601)359-5672' 5735 (FAX) July 24,2009 Robert B. McDuff Attorney 767 North Congress Street Jackson,MS 39202 Re: GTL Phone Commissions Dear Mr. McDuff: Please find attached …
