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MDOC Commissioner Pelicia Hall (center) would not speak to the media after the East Mississippi Correctional Facility trial concluded. She testified briefly in the case. She is pictured here outside the federal courthouse during the trial.

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Private Prison on Trial: Inmates at ‘Bleak’ Facility Tell Harrowing Stories

Merlin Hill was one of 19 inmates who testified during the five-week class-action trial against the Mississippi Department of Corrections for what they describe as appalling conditions at the privately …

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