April 7, 2015
Jody Owens, managing attorney at the Mississippi Southern Poverty Law Center, criticized the vice president of a private prison company in court for not having more detailed knowledge about a riot at Walnut Grove, which she oversees. Photo courtesy Trip Burns/File Photo
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MDOC, Private Prisons on Trial
Located in Leake County, Walnut Grove opened in 2001 for children convicted as adults in criminal court, and has been the subject of nearly ongoing scrutiny for civil-rights violations.
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