A look at the facility in Walnut Grove Constructed in 1999 as a state-of-the-art youth facility, WGCF opened in March 2001. Expanded in 2007 to house adults as well, WGCF can house 1,469 inmates.

Budget cuts have forced Mississippi corrections officials to close a prison in Leake County.The Walnut Grove Correctional Facility will close in September, Mississippi Department of Corrections ...

The state will continue to pay off the bond on Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, the most costly private prison in the state. By 2028, the full bond for Walnut Grove ($153.98 million) should be ...

The legal provisions protecting prisoners at Walnut Grove Correctional Facility will remain in effect despite the state's efforts to end them, a federal judge decided Wednesday.

The Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility houses 1,200 boys and young men east of Jackson, Miss. John Burnett/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Burnett/NPR ...

The ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and McDuff & Byrd since 2010 have been litigating against the state of Mississippi for improved conditions at Walnut Grove. They have a similar lawsuit over ...

Wilson was transferred to Walnut Grove Correctional Facility in Leake County, about 20 miles farther away from the Coast his previous prison. By WLOX Staff Published : Feb. 16, 2022 at 3:37 PM CST ...

There is no question, a federal judge writes, that "there are current and ongoing violations of the inmates’ federal rights" at Walnut Grove Correctional Facility. U.S. District Judge Carlton ...

Violence is out of control, drugs are being smuggled in and guards are not adequately trained at the privately run Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, a prison with a history of troubles, according to ...

Mississippi corrections officials are investigating the death of an inmate at the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility.The body of 21-year-old Dario Moore, of Bruce, was found Monday at the prison ...

Walnut Grove Correctional Facility, formerly the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility, is a private prison operated by the Management and Training Corporation (MTC) on behalf of the ...

The Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility in Mississippi, a private prison operated by GEO Group, is the nation's largest juvenile prison. But have… ...