Mississippi prisons end contract with controversial food provider

A company accused of serving rotten and spoiled meals to inmates in Mississippi is no longer providing food in the state's correctional facilities.

The state began a new, three-year deal with the company Merchants Foodservice on March 1 to provide meals to 15 prisons, youth centers and other facilities across the state, according to an agreement signed by Burl Cain, the state's prison commissioner. The deal ends the state's five-year, multimillion-dollar relationship with the company Aramark.  In an email to CBS News, an Aramark spokesperson said the contract "was not renewed after the terms concluded and the state chose to bring food service in-house at all locations." The state's Department of Corrections did not respond to requests for comment.