December 17, 2021
Hinds County filed a response Tuesday to U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves' order that county officials show why the Hinds County Detention Center should not be taken over by the federal government. Reeves cited numerous failures on the county’s part to bring the jail into compliance with a Department of Justice consent decree put in place five years ago. Photo by Imani Khayyam
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Hinds County Wants More Time to Fix Problems at Jail
A Mississippi county has asked a federal judge for more time to address problems at its detention center.
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