A former Mississippi corrections officer who kicked, punched, and stomped on an inmate was sentenced Friday to nearly 6 years in prison. At the time, she was working as an officer at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF) in Rankin County, Mississippi. Brown has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, while McClain will be sentenced on March 2020, the DOJ said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPGriffith’s sentencing came amid a statewide lockdown of Mississippi prisons after weeks of violence and unrest. Earlier this month, two inmates escaped from a facility, while at least five inmates have died in prison riots.

Source: Fox News January 20, 2020 00:00 UTC