Henry Hinton, Jr. v. Brian Ladner

BARNES, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Henry Hinton is an inmate in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), confined at the Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP). Hinton was found guilty of two rule violations for verbally engaging in bribery with a correction officer and pursuing a relationship with that correction officer. As punishment, Hinton lost privileges for one month. Hinton appealed the decision with MDOC's administrative-remedy program (ARP). Warden Brian Ladner affirmed Hinton's rule violations. Hinton then appealed to the Rankin County Circuit Court, which…