MAXWELL, J., for the Court:
¶ 1. John Peyton Alexander II, a convicted murderer in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, requested to leave the state penitentiary and have dental work performed by a privately retained dentist. The MDOC denied his request after determining Alexander sought cosmetic treatment and that any medically necessary treatment could be performed by its dentists. We find the MDOC's decision was supported by substantial...
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