Investigation begins into allegations of MHP cadet mistreatment

The Mississippi Department of Public Safey (DPS) announced Monday it has ordered an "aggressive internal investigation into allegations of mistreatment of cadets in MHP Class 62 by MHP personnel."

Posted: Feb 26, 2018 4:39 PM

Updated: Feb 26, 2018 4:42 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - The Mississippi Department of Public Safey (DPS) announced Monday it has ordered an "aggressive internal investigation into allegations of mistreatment of cadets in MHP Class 62 by MHP personnel."

No specific information was released concerning these allegations.

DPS Commissioner Marshall Fisher stated, "These are very serious allegations that will not be tolerated in any form and any personnel found to have committed any act of misconduct will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law."

DPS says Class 62 is scheduled to graduate on March 6.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 116617

Reported Deaths: 3283

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Hinds	7987	178
DeSoto	7134	79
Harrison	5272	84
Jackson	4622	85
Rankin	3982	86
Madison	3837	94
Lee	3600	80
Forrest	3069	78
Jones	2957	84
Washington	2592	99
Lafayette	2513	43
Lauderdale	2485	135
Lamar	2271	38
Oktibbeha	2028	54
Bolivar	2019	77
Neshoba	1854	111
Lowndes	1802	62
Panola	1702	40
Leflore	1687	87
Sunflower	1634	49
Warren	1551	56
Monroe	1521	73
Pontotoc	1479	20
Marshall	1453	29
Lincoln	1411	57
Pike	1392	56
Copiah	1381	36
Scott	1257	29
Coahoma	1254	37
Grenada	1226	39
Yazoo	1226	34
Simpson	1217	49
Union	1192	25
Tate	1177	39
Leake	1152	42
Holmes	1149	60
Itawamba	1148	25
Pearl River	1145	60
Adams	1089	44
Prentiss	1069	20
Wayne	1020	22
Alcorn	1011	12
George	999	19
Covington	979	27
Marion	954	43
Tippah	913	23
Newton	869	27
Chickasaw	857	26
Hancock	850	28
Tallahatchie	845	26
Winston	844	21
Tishomingo	816	41
Attala	797	26
Clarke	761	51
Clay	700	21
Jasper	691	17
Walthall	640	27
Calhoun	626	12
Noxubee	599	17
Smith	596	16
Montgomery	552	23
Yalobusha	549	14
Claiborne	538	16
Tunica	535	17
Lawrence	525	14
Perry	498	23
Carroll	493	12
Greene	478	18
Stone	477	14
Humphreys	449	16
Amite	425	13
Quitman	420	6
Jefferson Davis	412	11
Webster	376	13
Benton	345	6
Wilkinson	338	20
Kemper	327	15
Sharkey	285	14
Jefferson	277	10
Franklin	246	3
Choctaw	208	6
Issaquena	107	4
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed Cases: 159439

Reported Deaths: 2699

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Jefferson	23443	377
Mobile	16934	315
Tuscaloosa	10414	140
Montgomery	10298	197
Madison	9394	96
Shelby	7436	63
Baldwin	6694	69
Lee	6550	65
Calhoun	4621	61
Marshall	4411	50
Etowah	4312	51
Morgan	4182	35
Houston	4180	34
DeKalb	3461	29
Elmore	3227	53
St. Clair	2999	42
Limestone	2893	30
Walker	2823	92
Talladega	2674	35
Cullman	2508	24
Lauderdale	2313	42
Jackson	2175	15
Autauga	2074	31
Franklin	2061	31
Colbert	2041	32
Russell	1953	3
Blount	1942	25
Chilton	1893	32
Dallas	1872	27
Coffee	1795	11
Dale	1772	51
Covington	1755	29
Escambia	1730	30
Clarke	1353	17
Chambers	1352	44
Pike	1344	13
Tallapoosa	1330	87
Marion	1097	29
Barbour	1033	9
Marengo	1025	22
Butler	1013	40
Winston	937	13
Geneva	916	7
Lawrence	861	32
Pickens	860	18
Bibb	843	14
Randolph	829	16
Hale	777	30
Clay	749	12
Washington	749	12
Cherokee	745	14
Henry	719	6
Lowndes	714	28
Bullock	649	17
Monroe	648	10
Crenshaw	609	30
Perry	593	6
Fayette	584	13
Cleburne	573	8
Wilcox	570	12
Conecuh	561	13
Macon	537	20
Lamar	506	5
Sumter	473	21
Choctaw	392	12
Greene	346	16
Coosa	205	3
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0