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Second FBI prison probe in six years leads to removal of 10 employees. Staffers reportedly delivered steak, shrimp and meth to inmates.

Second FBI prison probe in six years leads to removal of 10 employees. Staffers reportedly delivered steak, shrimp and meth to inmates.

A federal investigation into allegations of corruption at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility has led to the removal of 10 employees.

Mississippi News, PrisonKatherine MitchellSeptember 18, 2020Mississippi Center for Investigative Reportingmississippi department of corrections, mississippi prisoners, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, CMCF, FBI, FBI prison probe, Carl Arnold, embezzlement, corruption, prison reform, mississippi prisons, Rankin County Prisons

Current COVID testing inside Mississippi prisons ‘inadequate and dangerous,’ lawyer says

Current COVID testing inside Mississippi prisons ‘inadequate and dangerous,’ lawyer says

Far more inmates inside Mississippi prisons have COVID-19 than are being detected, new reports suggest.

Nearly 150 Vermont prisoners in Mississippi positive for COVID-19

Nearly 150 Vermont prisoners in Mississippi positive for COVID-19

Nearly 150 Vermont inmates housed inside a private Mississippi prison have tested positive for COVID-19, but data posted online by the state Department of Corrections shows only 14 inmates infected in that prison.

Mississippi News, Prison, coronavirusKatherine MitchellAugust 11, 2020Mississippi Center for Investigative ReportingVermont prisoners, coronavirus, Covid-19, Mississippi prisons, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, covid-19 unit, mississippi department of corrections, infected inmates, mississippi prisoners, Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, CoreCivic