JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge has extended the life of a disputed consent decree covering the privately run Walnut Grove Correctional Facility.
The decree, between the Mississippi Department of Corrections and two civil-rights groups, effectively ended Sunday.
The civil-rights groups asked U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to postpone the decree’s suspension by the maximum 60 days allowed under federal law. The state did not object to the postponement. The decree will active until June 11.
Margaret Winter, attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project, tells The Clarion-Ledger (https://on.thec-l.com/1aqbmpO) Monday’s extension gives the group a little breathing room.
The ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit against the state over the conditions at Walnut Grove.
They had alleged severe and systemic violence at the facility.
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Information from: The Clarion-Ledger, https://www.clarionledger.com
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