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Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, the Glossary

The Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, formerly the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility (WGYCF), is a state prison in Walnut Grove, Mississippi.^[1]

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2001 establishments in Mississippi
2016 disestablishments in Mississippi
Infrastructure completed in 2001
Management and Training Corporation
Political scandals in Mississippi
Prisons in Mississippi
Private prisons in the United States

American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit human rights organization founded in 1920.

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American Correctional Association

The American Correctional Association (ACA; called the National Prison Association before 1954) is a private, non-profit, non-governmental trade association and accrediting body for the corrections industry, the oldest and largest such association in the world.

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Arizona State Prison – Kingman

Arizona State Prison – Kingman is a privately run minimum/medium-security prison designed to hold 3500 prisoners. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Arizona State Prison – Kingman are Management and Training Corporation and private prisons in the United States.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.

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Carlton W. Reeves

Carlton Wayne Reeves (born April 11, 1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and chair of the United States Sentencing Commission.

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Central Mississippi Correctional Facility

The Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF) is a Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) prison for men and women located in an unincorporated area in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States, between the cities of Pearl and Brandon. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Central Mississippi Correctional Facility are prisons in Mississippi.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

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Chris Epps

Christopher B. Epps (born January 25, 1961) is a federal inmate and a former commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and career employee in the state criminal justice system though he started his career as a teacher. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Chris Epps are private prisons in the United States.

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Cornell Companies

Cornell Companies (NYSE:CRN) was an American corporation that operated correctional facilities, contracting them to state and local governments. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Cornell Companies are private prisons in the United States.

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East Mississippi Correctional Facility

East Mississippi Correctional Facility is a men's prison located in unincorporated Lauderdale County, Mississippi, near Meridian. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and East Mississippi Correctional Facility are Management and Training Corporation, prisons in Mississippi and private prisons in the United States.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.

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GEO Group

The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) is a publicly traded C corporation that invests in private prisons and mental health facilities in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and GEO Group are private prisons in the United States.

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Governor of Mississippi

The governor of Mississippi is the head of government of Mississippi and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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Haley Barbour

Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as the 63rd governor of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012.

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HuffPost

HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions.

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Jackson Free Press

The Jackson Free Press, referred to often as simply "JFP", is a community magazine available free of charge at various retail establishments in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Jim Hood

James Matthew Hood (born May 15, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 39th Attorney General of Mississippi from 2004 to 2020.

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Leake County, Mississippi

Leake County is a county in the center of the U.S. state of Mississippi.

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Management and Training Corporation

Management & Training Corporation or MTC is a contractor that manages private prisons and United States Job Corps centers, based in Centerville, Utah. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Management and Training Corporation are private prisons in the United States.

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Marshall County Correctional Facility

Marshall County Correctional Center (MCCF) is a prison in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, operated by the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Marshall County Correctional Facility are Management and Training Corporation, Political scandals in Mississippi and prisons in Mississippi.

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Mississippi Business Journal

The Mississippi Business Journal is a statewide weekly business newspaper, located in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Mississippi Department of Corrections

The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) is a state agency of Mississippi that operates prisons. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Mississippi Department of Corrections are prisons in Mississippi.

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Mother Jones (magazine)

Mother Jones (abbreviated MoJo) is a nonprofit American progressive magazine that focuses on news, commentary, and investigative journalism on topics including politics, environment, human rights, health and culture.

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Operation Mississippi Hustle

Operation Mississippi Hustle was a federal investigation initiated in 2014 by the United States Attorney and prosecuted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Operation Mississippi Hustle are Political scandals in Mississippi.

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Prison–industrial complex

The prison-industrial complex (PIC) is a term, coined after the "military-industrial complex" of the 1950s, used by scholars and activists to describe the many relationships between institutions of imprisonment (such as prisons, jails, detention facilities, and psychiatric hospitals) and the various businesses that benefit from them. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Prison–industrial complex are private prisons in the United States.

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Private prison

A private prison, or for-profit prison, is a place where people are imprisoned by a third party that is contracted by a government agency.

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Solitary confinement

Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an incarcerated person lives in a single cell with little or no contact with other people.

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Southern Poverty Law Center

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation.

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The Clarion-Ledger

The Clarion Ledger is an American daily newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Unincorporated area

An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation.

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United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States.

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Walnut Grove Correctional Facility

The Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, formerly the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility (WGYCF), is a state prison in Walnut Grove, Mississippi. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Walnut Grove Correctional Facility are 2001 establishments in Mississippi, 2016 disestablishments in Mississippi, Infrastructure completed in 2001, Management and Training Corporation, Political scandals in Mississippi, prisons in Mississippi and private prisons in the United States.

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Walnut Grove, Mississippi

Walnut Grove is a town in Leake County, Mississippi, United States.

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Wilkinson County Correctional Center

Wilkinson County Correctional Center (WCCC) is a private prison in unincorporated Wilkinson County, Mississippi, managed since July 2013 by Management and Training Corporation (MTC) on a five-year contract with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and Wilkinson County Correctional Center are Management and Training Corporation, prisons in Mississippi and private prisons in the United States.

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2010 Arizona prison escape

On July 30, 2010, three inmates escaped from the Kingman Arizona State Prison, operated as a for-profit medium-security prison in Golden Valley by Utah's Management and Training Corporation. Walnut Grove Correctional Facility and 2010 Arizona prison escape are Management and Training Corporation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Grove_Correctional_Facility

Also known as WGYCF, Walnut Grove Facility, Walnut Grove Prison, Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, Walnut Grove Youth Facility.

Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, the Glossary

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See also

2001 establishments in Mississippi

2016 disestablishments in Mississippi

Infrastructure completed in 2001

Management and Training Corporation

Political scandals in Mississippi

Prisons in Mississippi

Private prisons in the United States

References