June 24, 2019
Senior U.S. District Judge William Barbour has dueling 80-page briefs to consider as he tries to decide whether East Mississippi Correctional Facility (pictured) is excessively harsh, as a class action suit by prisoners alleges. Photo courtesy Mississippi Department of Corrections
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Judge Weighs Whether Mississippi Prison is ‘Excessively Harsh’
A federal judge sat through a monthlong trial last year over conditions at a privately run Mississippi prison, but that wasn't enough for him to make a decision on whether ...
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