January 11, 2011
(Another) private prison firm with CA ties under federal DOJ investigation for abusing inmates
A former inmate testified today at a House Juvenile Justice Committee hearing that he was beaten at the state's youth prison.
"The Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility was hell," recalled Ross Walton, a 25-year-old former inmate.
The private prison is the target of a federal investigation.
The U.S. Department of Justice informed Gov. Haley Barbour late last year that it had begun an investigation into the treatment of juveniles at the prison...
LINK - ClarionLedger.com
