Cadell Training Centre (CTC) provides accommodation for up to 180 low security prisoners in a rural environment, on land covering approximately 1 600 hectares. The prison focuses on major Restorative Justice Programs.
About Leake County... Leake County is located almost dead-center of the state of Mississippi. Leake County was organized on December 23, 1833 and was named in honor of Walter Leake, a prominent Mississippi politician who served in many offices in the state including Governor, Senator, and Supreme Court Judge. The county seat of Carthage was established in 1834 by the Harris family.
Calhoun County was named in honor of John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850), a famous statesman from South Carolina who championed the cause of slavery, the South, and state's rights. Born on March 18, 1782, he graduated from Yale University in 1804, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1807.