“I wonder what genius in Mississippi agreed to this, though?”
Since the prison is a private corporation, I wonder if there is any state oversight of those decisions? I know they have to comply with Department of Corrections requirements but I don’t know if that includes anything about where the prisoners come from.
>>Since the prison is a private corporation, I wonder if there is any state oversight of those decisions? I know they have to comply with Department of Corrections requirements but I don’t know if that includes anything about where the prisoners come from.<<
I’ve got concerns about private prisons to start with - generally I like privatization but giving law enforcement over to corporations seems like it would reduce oversight.