Miss. Moves High Security Prisoners After Riot

BY JEFF AMY
Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Corrections has removed some of the most dangerous prisoners from the privately-run Walnut Grove Correctional Facility following a July 10 riot, in the face of renewed legal claims that the prison’s guards can’t control such inmates.

A monitor who inspects the prison for those suing the state over conditions made a series of recommendations in March after a Dec. 31 riot, including removing such “close custody” inmates. The monitor reiterated that recommendation in August after reviewing video of the July riot.

Those suing want U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves to modify the decree that governs how the prison is run. Reeves plans to decide the request sometime after a November hearing.

Utah-based Management and Training Corp. has run the 1,500-bed prison for the state since 2012.