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By early 2017 Mississippi had no state prisoners at the for-profit Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility; the prison operator CCA had contracts with California and other states to house their prisoners at this privately owned site. By March 2017, MDOC was using only three privately run prisons for its inmates.
Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 208,621. [1] Its county seats are Biloxi and Gulfport. [2] The county is named after U.S. President William Henry Harrison. [3] Harrison County is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area.
A Harrison County prosecutor pointed out to the judge that Gulfport police thoroughly investigated the case once it came to their attention. That investigation included interviewing witnesses and ...
Department of Justice officials also noted that Mississippi has a disproportionate number of Black people incarcerated. Mississippi's prisons are 61% Black, while the statewide population of Black ...
Mississippi prison is short of 50 guards, says sheriff Thursday 27 April 2023 22:14 , Graeme Massie Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones says that the Raymond Detention Center is massively understaffed.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Mississippi.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 342 law enforcement agencies employing 7,707 sworn police officers, about 262 for each 100,000 residents. [1]
As of September 1, 2008, Mississippi State Penitentiary, with a capacity of 4,527, had 4,181 prisoners, comprising a total of 29.04% of people within the Mississippi Department of Corrections-operated prisons, county jails, and community work centers. [142]
More than 30 inmates graduated through a new program at the Mississippi State Penitentiary aimed at reducing the number of people returning to prison.