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7 Mississippi Prison guards assaulted by Inmates
The Mississippi Department of Corrections says seven correctional officers at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville were assaulted following a shakedown at the prison.
State officials say all of the officers were treated and released from a nearby hospital.
The corrections department said five inmates have been identified as being among the attackers, and were moved to another prison. They say the investigation continues, and all inmates involved in the assault will face charges.
Corrections Commissioner Christopher B. Epps tells The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/1ugCVKj ) they are not sure what provoked the inmates to assault the officers.
The disturbance occurred around 1:30 p.m. Monday in a unit that houses 193 inmates.
Epps says a corrections officer was assaulted at the prison last week and he remains hospitalized.
Information from: The Clarion-Ledger, http://www.clarionledger.com
Source : WLOX
South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI) is a Mississippi Department of Corrections prison for men located in unincorporated Greene County, near Leakesville. The facility has 360 acres (150 ha) of land.
History
Dedication ceremonies were scheduled for April 1989, and the moving in of the first 25 inmates was scheduled to occur on April 17, 1989. The prison opened on April 13, 1990, with an initial capacity of 516 prisoners. It was designed by Dale and Associates. In 2001 the groundbreaking for a new chapel occurred.
Demographics
As of September 1, 2008, South Mississippi Correctional Institution, with a capacity of 3,204, had 3,106 prisoners, making up a total of 21.57% of people within the Mississippi Department of Corrections-operated prisons, county jails, and community work centers.[7] Of the inmates at SMCI, all of whom are male, 2,088 are Black, 962 are White, 45 are Hispanic, nine are Asian, and two are Native American.
Operations
Some MDOC farming operations occur at SMCI.