This report was the third review of business operations at the penitentiary. (See report numbers 1 and 22.) In order to comply with legislative mandates and PEER Committee recommendations, massive changes needed to be instituted. Improvements had been made in some areas; however, other specialized problems still existed. This report included a chapter on administration of the earned time laws and a section in which data related to operating costs per inmate was compiled.
PEER Committee recommendations included the revision and adjustment of goodtime records to correct prior mistakes that had resulted in excess goodtime credit. Internal controls in both the main and camp canteen were still weak and could have been strengthened through implementation of recommendations in this and previous reports. The purchasing operation at the penitentiary had been improved.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.