Monday, April 20, 2009

Lawsuit filed over conditions at youth detention facility

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal lawsuit alleges squalid conditions and physical and emotional abuse at a south Mississippi juvenile detention center. The lawsuit was filed Monday against Harrison County over a juvenile detention center run by a private company. The suit says the county pays the company $1.6 million a year.

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