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| Victim's Family Angry Over Killer's Transfer |
| By leadercall.com |
| Published: 02/07/2011 |
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TUPELO — The transfer of convicted murderer Steven Farris from the Parchman state penitentiary to a private prison in Wilkinson County has prompted protests from the victim's family. Farris was convicted of killing Casey Harmon, a Lee County juvenile detention center officer, in 1998. He was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison. Farris was being held at the detention center on a shoplifting charge. John Harmon told The Clarion-Ledger that he considers the private prison a less secure facility. He said he just recently learned of the transfer. "The question is whether this guy should be sent to Wilkinson, given his crimes," Harmon said. "He should stay in Parchman, not go to one of these modern facilities." Read More. |
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