Feds: Prison operator in Mississippi fined

Published June 12, 2012 10:12pm ET



JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A private prison operator that’s giving up its business in Mississippi could face up to $104,000 in fines from federal workplace safety regulators.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said GEO Group exposed employees to assaults by inmates at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility near Lost Gap.

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