#Mississippi Prisons

McCarthy (1991, 1995) and Souryal (2009) discuss the major types of corruption by correctional officers and other officials in institutional corrections. Under misuse of authority, McCarthy (1991) details the following: • Accepting gratuities for special consideration during legitimate activities • Accepting gratuities for protection of illicit activities • Mistreatment/harassment or extortion of inmates • Mismanagement … Read more