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| Jail gets $481K for expansion |
| By The Clarion Ledger |
| Published: 08/08/2006 |
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HINDS COUNTY, MS - Hinds County supervisors on Monday approved $481,000 to fund expansion of the Raymond Detention Center's recreation yards to meet national standards, a move that should lead to more beds at the crowded facility. The expansion is a condition the county must meet to add 132 beds to be double-bunked in existing cells. There are 594 beds at the facility, which almost always is at or over capacity. "The Board of Supervisors has now, I believe, put the final piece of the puzzle together to alleviate the backlog of cases in the Hinds County justice system," said District 1 Supervisor Charles Barbour, who introduced the plan. "The board has done everything it can do. Now it is up to the district attorney, the public defenders and law enforcement to get the cases moving through the system," Barbour said...Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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