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| MDOC removes state inmates from county work programs |
| By myfoxal.com- Mike McDaniel |
| Published: 05/01/2015 |
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The Mississippi Department of Corrections plans to end the Joint State County Work Programs beginning Aug. 1. MDOC will be able to redirect $3.2 million to other budgetary needs as a result of moving inmates from the programs in 30 counties. “One of my most significant duties is to be a good steward of taxpayers' money,” Commissioner Marshall Fisher said. “As such, eliminating the JSCWP will be a more efficient use of taxpayer dollars, with public safety of the utmost concern.” Inmates in the programs will be moved to the agency's 17 community work centers, where the inmates still will be available to perform work for counties. Read More. |
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