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Mississippi counties opt for free state inmate labor
By dailyprogress.com
Published: 08/09/2016

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Even though the state stopped paying counties to house Joint State County Work Program inmates in county jails, the county facilities are still housing them for the free labor.

Scott County Sheriff Mike Lee tells The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/2aYS78B) it would have cost the county a lot more to replace the workers than what it costs to house them.

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