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Monitors say improvements needed at Mississippi prison

By Jeff Amy
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Court-appointed monitors say a Dec. 31 disturbance at the privately run Walnut Grove Correctional Facility points to the need for further improvements at the prison in Leake County.

In U.S. District Court filings, monitors and plaintiffs who sued over conditions at the prison say violence is out of control and guards are undertrained.

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