Friday, September 18, 2020

MDOC Cleans House at Rankin Prison


MDOC issued the following statement.


Today, Commissioner Burl Cain announced that the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) has suspended or dismissed five employees, including the chief of security, a warden, and a corrections commander, and banned five others from the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in an ongoing effort to root out wrongdoing.

60-year-old Corrections Commander Carl Arnold has been suspended without pay and is currently the only person formally charged. MDOC arrested Arnold, head of the K-9 unit, Tuesday on an embezzlement charge, after a 25-year career with MDOC.

“We are working with all law enforcement agencies to clean up the Mississippi Department of Corrections,” Commissioner Burl Cain said. “We are the ones who are supposed to be protecting society from the criminals, not be the criminals. So we will not tolerate bad behavior of any kind. Inmates, correctional officers, and the public deserve that.”

Arnold is charged with taking state-owned copper and stainless steel and selling the items to a private business for personal profit for almost a year. He joined MDOC in 1995.

For legal reasons related to personnel issues, Commissioner Cain said he cannot discuss why the chief of security and one of the wardens were terminated. Nor can he give reasons for suspending without pay a director and an associate warden. A sixth employee resigned effective immediately and can no longer come on prison grounds. The other four people, who are not state employees, have also been banned from the Rankin County prison.

“We continue to actively work with other state and federal law enforcement agencies to ensure the integrity of the department and remain committed to being transparent and open to the people of Mississippi,” Commissioner Cain added. “As our investigation continues in conjunction with other agencies, we will announce charges at the appropriate time.”

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tip of the iceberg and mostly small fry. These sacrificial lambs will most likely draw Shad's bloodhounds off the scent of more lucrative enterprises within the agency.

Anonymous said...

The old Soviet Union spent twenty five cents on a single bullet to get rid of such vermin.

We will probably spend over one million tax dollars to house, feed and pay his legal bills for years to come.

Anonymous said...

4:00, unless the gangs that run the prisons take him out.

Anonymous said...

Regardless of comments, glad something is coming out of the MDOC to hopefully get a handle on things.

Anonymous said...

@4:00pm - So you’re advocating for communism as the solution. Gotcha.

Anonymous said...

3:53 - you speak as if you know, but I'll bet you don't know a damn thing.

If you think these are only 'sacrificial lambs' you obviously don't know Burl Cain. And if you think taking action after some will stop Shad from looking at others, you obviously don't know shit.

But, thanks for your insightful comment. Really adds to any factual input.

Anonymous said...

@4:33
I didn't get advocating communism from 4:00. I just got advocacy for firing squads. Same as what the militaty used for a century until it became the trans-forces.

Anonymous said...

" 4:00pm - So you’re advocating for communism as the solution. Gotcha."

Well 4:33, come to think of it . . . I guess you're right.
I honestly thought Marxism/Communism was the new fad in the USA.

After all, it really is cheaper than the capitalist model.

Plus . . . it's always been a very efficient system for cutting costs in the prison kitchen.

What We Have Heah... said...

Small Fry my ass! Great work and results. These are key people, not small fries. Turn your damn cap around. This may the first of more to come but it's damned not small fry. If Cain kicks ass like Shad is kicking ass, we're on a great path. All you disgruntled employees and wives can kiss my ass. You may be next.

Anonymous said...

Y'all ain't seen no graft and corruption yet, wait till Burl installs his crew.

Anonymous said...

These good people should never spend a day behind bars.



Covid and all....

Anonymous said...

9 months into a non-Bryant administration and what's the count? Is there any department yet that has escaped indictments?

Anonymous said...

One of the reasons criminals have so little regard for LEO is they deal with so many corrupt ones in prison. They don't see any difference between themselves and LEO. They think they are on just different sides of the same hustle.

I hope they are sincere about ending corruption. It's about time.

Anonymous said...

They need to jam cell phone service at prisons. Yes, I know it is illegal right now but that is a bunch of BS. You can still have effective communications in a jail without allowing inmates the ability to run gangs and scams from inside prison walls.

If you are serious about safety and want to really clean up the system start by jamming cell phone signals.

Anonymous said...

The long term officers came along in the times when you could do some of this stuff! Now these young bucks came in and just screwed everything up. They are nothing but a group of weenies and crybabies.

As a retired state employee we used to have alcoholic beverages in the office during holidays. These fools today will probably get drunk and want to fight the other employees.

Boy has times changed!!!

Anonymous said...

Banning cell phones allows MDOC to make huge profits on the MDOC phone system. Requiring inmates to purchase from the MDOC commissary at above market prices allows MDOC to make huge profits. The antiquated system for virtual visitation with family is another example that MDOC practices is all about punishment and not rehabilitation. Prison reform insuring inmates rights is so badly needed. A majority of inmates under a reformed Prison system could be paroled and working, contributing to our states economy.

Wun Ringy Dingy said...

It's time for somebody to test this 'signal block' bullshit all the way to the Supremes. The hesitancy is that all the damned employees stay on cell phones all day long.

Anonymous said...

10:05, I'll bet you don't own a business, and if you do, I'd like to put your money where your mouth is. I've tried to give people second chances, I hired several formerly incarcerated folks - out of the 15 I hired 14 either stole from me, had an awful work ethic or their troublemaker friends showed up at my places of business and caused trouble...not worth it.

Anonymous said...

DRAIN THE FISHER AND HALL SWAMP

Anonymous said...

While Burl Cain may be a legend, just remember, Karei McDonald is there and is a Deputy Commissioner. He led the Investigation that took down Chris Epps while Deputy Director of Investigations at Audit. A relentless investigator and no nonsense administrator. Don't be surprised if there is more to come.

Anonymous said...

Well, Burl does know what corruption looks like. He engaged in it for years.



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