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Walnut Grove Correctional Facility Closing Soon
By wjtv.com
Published: 09/15/2016

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi private prison with a history of inmate abuse is preparing to shut down, three months after state officials announced their intention to close it because of a tight state budget.

Thursday is the final day of operations at the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, according to Mississippi Department of Corrections spokeswoman Grace Simmons Fisher.

She says 900 inmates have been moved to state-run prisons the past several weeks.

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