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Miss. Code Ann. § 43-27-12

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MS Code › Title 43 › Chapter 27 › Section 27-12

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The Department of Youth Services shall have exclusive supervisory care, custody and active control of all children properly committed to or confined in its facilities and included in its programs and shall have control of the grounds, buildings and other facilities and properties of said facilities and programs.

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