bribery, kickbacks, misrepresentations, fraud, concealment, money laundering and other wrongful conduct." He continued, "These individuals and corporations that benefited by stealing from taxpayers must not only pay the state's losses, but state law requires that they must also forfeit and return the entire amount of the contracts paid by the state. We are also seeking punitive damages to punish these conspirators and to deter those who might consider giving or receiving kickbacks in the future. On May 18, 2017, Hood announced that the state had settled the first suit for two million dollars. Ten lawsuits in bribery schemes are pending. Those have accused at least 10 individuals and 11 out-of-state corporations of using so-called "consultants" to fix more than $800 million in Mississippi prison contracts. See also Prison–industrial complex References External links "Re: Investigation of the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility/ Walnut Grove, Mississippi", U.S. Department of Justice: Civil Rights Division, 20 March 2012 C.B., et al. v. Walnut Grove Correctional Authority, et al., Southern Poverty Law Center, documents linked include settlement, DOJ 202 investigation report, court monitoring reports "Gangs Ruled Prison as For-Profit Model Put Blood on Floor", Bloomberg, 12 July 2013 "Private prisons face suits, federal probes", The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 2014. Privately Run Mississippi Prison, Called a Scene of Horror, Is Shut Down. The New York Times. September 15, 2016. Prisons in Mississippi Buildings and structures in Leake County, Mississippi Infrastructure completed in 2001 Management and Training Corporation Political scandals in Mississippi Private prisons in the United States 2001 establishments in Mississippi 2016 disestablishments in Mississippi