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| County to house inmates |
| By The Newton Record |
| Published: 10/08/2008 |
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MISSISSIPPI - “We are not housing felony inmates that is something I want to make perfectly clear,” Newton County Sheriff Jackie Knight told the Board of Supervisors Monday. “We are only housing misdemeanors, inmates who are in contempt of court.” This subject came about when Newton Sheriff’s Department had a temporary agreement to house Meridian inmates at the price of $20 per day per inmate after the City of Meridian declared a state of emergency. The reason being, Lauderdale County and the City of Meridian haven’t agreed on a price to house city inmates at the county jail. In the past, the county had charged $23 a day but have decided to up the price to $30 which the city does not agree with. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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