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Two of Mississippi’s state private prisons are subjects of class-action lawsuits that allege dangerous and unsanitary conditions for prisoners. Photo courtesy Zeakky Kvng

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Narrowing the Private vs. Public Prison Debate

In May 2012, a correctional officer at the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez died in a 250-inmate riot at the facility. Prisoners at the facility were upset with the …

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