The facility has a capacity of 2567 inmates. Most of its prisoners are illegal immigrants charged with re-entering the United States after a deportation.[3] CoreCivic has owned the prison since 2007; the facility did not open until late in 2009.[4][5]
According to an FBI affidavit dated to 2012, the majority of those incarcerated were Mexican nationals. The largest group of prisoners were the Paisas.[6]
Historyedit
In May 2012 a riot at the facility claimed the life of Corrections Officer Catlin Hugh Carithers and left sixteen other staff members and three prisoners injured. Twenty-five employees were held hostage during the disturbance, which was ultimately quelled by facility staff with assistance from the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.[7][3] According to a company statement, the fatality was the second time an employee had "lost his life to inmate assault."[8]
A federal court affidavit filed by the FBI claims the riots were triggered by protests against the abysmal food and medical care provided at the facility.[9][10] In January 2017, the last of 23 prisoners who were tried for organizing the May 2010 riot was sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison.[11]
In August 2016, Justice Department officials announced that the FBOP would be phasing out its use of contracted facilities, on the grounds that private prisons provided less safe and less effective services with no substantial cost savings. The agency expects to allow current contracts on its thirteen remaining private facilities to expire.[12]
Referencesedit
^"Adams County Correctional Center." Retrieved on June 28, 2016.
^"CI Adams County". www.bop.gov. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ ab"CNS Archives". www.courthousenews.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^Corrections Corp. opens Mississippi prison, Nashville Business Journal, April 2, 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^"ACCC_FBI_Affidavit.pdf" (). Posted at the Jackson Free Press. p. 2/5. Retrieved on June 28, 2016.
^"Sheriff: Anxiety ran high before Mississippi prison riot was quashed". CNN. 22 May 2012.
^. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
^Kirkham, Chris (September 27, 2012). "Private Prisons: Immigration Convictions In Record Numbers Fueling Corporate Profits". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
^Aviva Shen (August 14, 2012). "FBI Agent: Deadly Riot In Corporate-Run Prison Due To Complaints Of Inadequate Food And Health Care". Think Progress. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
^"Last organizer of Natchez prison riot gets 10 year sentence", WTOK-TV, January 11, 2017.
^Zapotosky, Matt (18 Aug 2016). "Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
adams, county, correctional, center, accc, medium, security, prison, located, unincorporated, adams, county, mississippi, near, natchez, owned, operated, corecivic, under, contract, with, federal, bureau, prisons, after, striking, ground, august, 2007, hobo, f. Adams County Correctional Center ACCC is a medium security prison for men located in unincorporated Adams County Mississippi near Natchez 1 It is owned and operated by CoreCivic under contract with the U S Federal Bureau of Prisons 2 After striking ground in August 2007 at 20 Hobo Fork Road Adams Correctional Center opened July 2009 Adams County Correctional CenterLocationNew orlans field office 1250 poydras street 1800StatusopenCapacity2567Managed byCoreCivicDirectorBarbara WagnerThe facility has a capacity of 2567 inmates Most of its prisoners are illegal immigrants charged with re entering the United States after a deportation 3 CoreCivic has owned the prison since 2007 the facility did not open until late in 2009 4 5 According to an FBI affidavit dated to 2012 the majority of those incarcerated were Mexican nationals The largest group of prisoners were the Paisas 6 History editIn May 2012 a riot at the facility claimed the life of Corrections Officer Catlin Hugh Carithers and left sixteen other staff members and three prisoners injured Twenty five employees were held hostage during the disturbance which was ultimately quelled by facility staff with assistance from the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Prisons 7 3 According to a company statement the fatality was the second time an employee had lost his life to inmate assault 8 A federal court affidavit filed by the FBI claims the riots were triggered by protests against the abysmal food and medical care provided at the facility 9 10 In January 2017 the last of 23 prisoners who were tried for organizing the May 2010 riot was sentenced to an additional 10 years in prison 11 In August 2016 Justice Department officials announced that the FBOP would be phasing out its use of contracted facilities on the grounds that private prisons provided less safe and less effective services with no substantial cost savings The agency expects to allow current contracts on its thirteen remaining private facilities to expire 12 References edit Adams County Correctional Center Retrieved on June 28 2016 CI Adams County www bop gov Retrieved 22 May 2017 a b CNS Archives www courthousenews com Retrieved 22 May 2017 CCA CCA Retrieved 22 May 2017 Corrections Corp opens Mississippi prison Nashville Business Journal April 2 2009 Retrieved 14 January 2017 ACCC FBI Affidavit pdf Archive Posted at the Jackson Free Press p 2 5 Retrieved on June 28 2016 Sheriff Anxiety ran high before Mississippi prison riot was quashed CNN 22 May 2012 Sheriff Gang started prison riot in Mississippi Archived from the original on 2012 05 22 Retrieved August 7 2013 Kirkham Chris September 27 2012 Private Prisons Immigration Convictions In Record Numbers Fueling Corporate Profits The Huffington Post Retrieved November 10 2014 Aviva Shen August 14 2012 FBI Agent Deadly Riot In Corporate Run Prison Due To Complaints Of Inadequate Food And Health Care Think Progress Retrieved November 10 2014 Last organizer of Natchez prison riot gets 10 year sentence WTOK TV January 11 2017 Zapotosky Matt 18 Aug 2016 Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons Washington Post Retrieved 19 August 2016 External links edit CI Adams County Archived 2016 09 14 at the Wayback Machine Federal Bureau of Prisons Adams County Correctional Center Corrections Corporation of America Our History CorrectionCorp s timeline with ACCC history 31 33 24 N 91 13 17 W 31 55656 N 91 22142 W 31 55656 91 22142 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adams County Correctional Center amp oldid 1191752609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
