Number	23636
Subject	Prisons
Source	Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
State	MS
Year	2007
Publication Date	04/05/2007; 06/03/2007; 06/10/2007; 06/17/2007; 07/18/2007; 07/22/2007; 07/26/2007; 07/27/2007; 07/29/2007; 08/30/007; 10/19/2007; 11/11/2007; 11/15/2007; 11/16/2007
Summary	Unit 32, the super-maximum security facility at Mississippi State Penitentiary, has been the subject of scrutiny due to claims of harsh conditions for inmates. This review of the current conditions showed that Unit 32 had become "a dumping ground for the violent, the mentally ill, prison gang leaders, and newly arrived prisoners." "The stories continued through a summer of shocking violence as gang tensions within the unit overflowed."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	51
Keywords	Unit 32; Mississippi State Penitentiary; conditions of inmates; violence in prisons; metally ill;
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