State lawmakers react after getting a first hand look at Parchman prison conditions.
A GROUP OF DEMOCRATIC HOUSEMEMBERS VISITED PARCHMANLAST WEEK FOR A TOUR.
ONELEGISLATOR TELLS US WHAT HE SAW.IT WAS RAINING WHEN WE WERE UPTHERE IT WAS A WATER COMINGINTO THE ROOF SHE SHOWED USWHERE RATS HAD EVEN THROUGH THEWALLSSTATE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERTJOHNSONDESCRIBING CONDITONS IN ONESOCIAL WORKER'SOFFICE AT THE PRISON.JOHNSON SAID PARCHMAN INMATESAREFORCED TO LIVE IN FILTH.WE HAD PLUMBING THAT DIDN'T WORKTHEY WERE TOILETS THATWERE FULL OF WASTE THAT NEEDEDTO BE REPAIRED ITWASN'T REPAIRED.JOHNSON SAID HE SPOKE WITHPRISON GUARDS.80 PERCENT ARE WOMEN.
JOHNSONSAID THEY TOLD HIM THERE ARESOMETIMES ONLY TWO OFFICERS FOREVERY 128 INMATES.THAT IS UNCONSCIONABLE AND IT ISUNMANAGEABLE AND IT'S SOMETHINGTHAT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE SAFETYFOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERREDTHERE AND IT'S CERTAINLY ATERRIBLE THING FOR THE PEOPLEWHO WORK THERE.THE CORRECTRIONS COMMISSONERSAIDMONDAY STATE PRISONS NEED ATLEAST ONETHOUSAND MORE GUARDS.
JOHSONBELIEVES THE STATE SHOULD PAROLE6THOUSAND INMATES NOW IN PRISONONNONVIOLENT AND DRUG CONVICITONS.THAT WOULD BE A DECISION LETTERTO THE GOVERNOR AND THELEGISLATURE 40 FROM THE STATECAPITAL ROSS ADAMS AT 16 WAPTNEWS.
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