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A Tour of East Mississippi Correctional Facility

correctional facility cellBlood on the window of a cell door at EMCF.This photo illustrates the general dark, dingy condition of the cells at EMCF. Detailed photo of bloody material found in a sink of a cell. Another instance of blood on the floor of the same cell. Despite efforts to expunge the blood from the cell, EMCF staff have left a trail of bloody water flowing from the cell, exposing those in the vicinity to blood-borne pathogens, including hepatitis BThe occupant of the cell reportedly set the fire that is featured in this photo. This photograph was taken from the dayroom facing the cells. The soot indicates previous fire incidents. This photograph was taken from the dayroom facing the cells. The soot indicates previous fire incidents. An unoccupied cell at EMCF. Picture of charred desk and stool in a cell at the facility. Accumulated meal containers in a cell.

The ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Law Offices of Elizabeth Alexander filed a federal lawsuit in May 2013 on behalf of prisoners at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF), describing the for-profit prison as hyper-violent, grotesquely filthy and dangerous.

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