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23 Apr 2018, 8:15 am
This spring, we took the Mississippi Department of Corrections to court for the grave abuses and inhumane conditions they allowed at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, a private prison in Meridian. [read post]
5 Mar 2018, 10:30 am
At the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, where Mississippi sends some of the most seriously mentally ill people in the state prison system, even the most troubled patients are routinely ignored and the worst cases of self-harm are treated with certain neglect. [read post]
30 May 2013, 7:34 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), which ultimately bears responsibility, has known about these conditions for years but failed to protect the health and safety of prisoners. [read post]
27 Jul 2016, 5:08 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health care providers, health plans, healthcare clearinghouses (covered entities) and their business associates should reevaluate the adequacy of their practices and procedures for the protection of electronic protected health information (ePHI) on or accessible through laptops or other mobile devices in light of the $2.75 million penalty and other schooling the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) just gave the University of Mississippi (UM)… [read post]
10 Jun 2010, 8:19 am by brian
ACLU Strikes Deal To Shutter Notorious Unit 32 At Mississippi State Penitentiary : Facility Plagued By Inhumane Conditions And Lack Of Medical And Mental Health Care (June 4, 2010) "The American Civil Liberties Union and the Mississippi Department of Corrections... [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 12:12 pm by Suzanne Ito, ACLU
Today we're happy to announce the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) has agreed to stop segregating prisoners with HIV. [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 9:19 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
The same week, CCA announced that the Mississippi Department of Corrections decided not to renew CCA's contract to run the state's Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 7:49 am by Jon L. Gelman
Mississippi correctional facility cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA forworkplace violence and other hazards; more than $104,000 in fines proposed The U.S. [read post]
14 Dec 2011, 1:59 am
 As more people became ill, state and district health officials moved into the town of 1,500, which sits near the Mississippi-Tennessee border, to conduct tests and food-history interviews.Before the Mississippi State Department of Health concluded that only one restaurant was responsible, some feared multiple sources might be involved because the illnesses were so widespread.Dr. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 12:35 pm by Steve Hall
Suzanne Singletary, director of communications for the state’s Department of Corrections, said only certain inmates are eligible to work in the governor’s mansion, and are reviewed by correctional staff as well as by the governor’s staff for security concerns. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 8:53 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
We filed the lawsuit after a lengthy investigation, assessments by two correctional health care experts, and attempts to work with Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) to improve conditions without the need for litigation. [read post]
28 Jul 2016, 12:02 pm by Hunton & Williams LLP
Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) entered into resolution agreements with two large public health centers, Oregon Health & Science University (“OHSU”) and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (“UMMC”), over alleged HIPAA violations. [read post]
27 Nov 2007, 12:01 pm
Box 1698 Jackson, MS 39215-1698 Phone: (601) 853-5100; (800) 443-1000 (Toll Free) Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services P.O. [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 1:38 pm by Suzanne Ito
The good: the Mississippi Department of Corrections has ended its contract with GEO. [read post]
17 Sep 2008, 5:02 am
For her admitted crime, Mother is sentenced to one year of “house arrest” and four years of supervision by the Department of Corrections. [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 8:37 am by Jonathan H. Adler
“The Mississippi Department of Corrections believes the sisters no longer pose a threat to society,” Barbour said in the statement. [read post]
30 May 2013, 6:25 am by Joe Consumer
It is the largest settlement the Corrections Department has paid in a medical-negligence lawsuit in the past eight years, according to the department. [read post]
10 Apr 2008, 6:39 am
Justice Department has sued nine states and two territories alleging abuse, inadequate mental and medical care and potentially dangerous methods like the use of restraints. [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 9:30 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
It was the Minneapolis downtown you would get if you started over and corrected all the mistakes that were made the first time around. [read post]