November 14, 2011
More on private prison costing more than public in Mississippi
Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps will save the state about $10.2 million a year with the closing of the privately run prison in Leflore County.
"I think I made the right decision," Epps said last week.
The Delta Correctional Facility originally closed Oct. 9, 2002. Then-Gov. Ronnie Musgrove said the state would shut down the prison, citing a lack of funding due to his veto of the Mississippi Department of Corrections budget for private prisons. A state judge later ruled the veto unconstitutional. At the time, the prison housed more than 800 inmates and employed 200 workers...
LINK - CommercialAppeal.com
