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| George County feeling financial hit from loss of inmates |
| By msnewsnow.com- Steve Phillips |
| Published: 04/13/2016 |
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GEORGE COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - George County is looking to other states, which may need help housing inmates. Supervisors passed a resolution to that effect at a special meeting Tuesday morning. They're looking for alternatives, since the State of Mississippi is pulling inmates from the county's regional jail. George County has been housing state inmates at its regional jail for more than a decade. "It was a win-win situation for the Department of Corrections and the State of Mississippi to save millions of dollars and also for these rural counties to get a regional jail," said Supervisor Henry Cochran. But suddenly, with little notice to county leaders, the state pulled 80 inmates from the regional correctional facility. That's 30 percent of the state inmate population there. Removing the prisoners and the substantial revenue paid to house those inmates. "Right now in George County, it's equating to $72,000 a month for us. But this is not only affecting George County, it's affecting other counties throughout our state," said Supervisor Larry McDonald. Read More. |
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