Jobs, Taxes: When A Prison Closes, A Community Worries

Mississippi Clarion Ledger, The Clarion-Ledger
Wed, 05/22/2019 - 1:00am

The federal prison in Adams County employs nearly 400 people. The federal government opted not to renew the contract with CoreCivic to keep it open.

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