The family of Justin Knotts, 41, of Jackson County, said he was severely beaten over the weekend.
A coast man is one of three inmates who have died at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility since Sunday.
District Attorney W. Crosby Parker said 55-year-old Andrew McCormick was sentenced on two counts of the charge following a three-day trial.
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