Jay-Z and Yo Gotti-backed lawsuit sees healthcare provider exit Mississippi prison deal
nme.comJay-Z, Yo Gotti and Team ROC has caused a prison healthcare provider to cut ties with a Mississippi prison.The rappers helped 227 inmates at Parchman Prison get legal representation so they could file a class-action lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and prison healthcare provider Centurion.The suit claimed the inmates were being held in subpar living conditions, including the presence of black mould and vermin, limited access to showers, a water system contaminated with human faeces and more.
Inmates also claimed protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus were not being followed, and that the kitchen facilities and food available to them were not acceptable.Now, Pitchfork reports.
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