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DOJ finds evidence of unconstitutional conditions at Mississippi state prison

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By Paula Reid, CNN A federal investigation into Mississippi State Penitentiary found evidence that conditions at the facility violate the US Constitution, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke says the department’s civil rights division found that prac…

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    DOJ finds evidence of unconstitutional conditions at Mississippi state prison (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Paula Reid, CNN A federal investigation into Mississippi State Penitentiary found evidence that conditions at the facility violate the US Constitution, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke says the department’s civil rights division found that prac…

  2. Fox News

    Justice Department probe finds Mississippi prison violates Constitution (opens Fox News)

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    A two-year investigation by the Justice Department into a Mississippi prison plagued by allegations of the mistreatment of inmates found "severe, systemic" problems at the correctional facility and that conditions and practices violated the Constitution.

  3. CBS News

    Justice Department finds "severe, systemic" problems in Mississippi prison (opens CBS News)

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    The department released findings of its two-year investigation of the state's oldest prison, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman​.

  4. ProPublica

    Conditions at Mississippi’s Most Notorious Prison Violate the Constitution, DOJ Says (opens ProPublica)

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    “The problems at Parchman are severe, systemic, and exacerbated by serious deficiencies in staffing and supervision,” the report said.

  5. NBC News

    Mississippi violated U.S. Constitution with unsafe prison conditions, DOJ says (opens NBC News)

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    The Department of Justice said a lawsuit could be filed against the state if it does not address concerns raised in findings revealed on Wednesday.

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