Jackson Jambalaya

Noticed Kenny didn't have email. He would have it if it came with a pizza.

T-bone cut the staff and is paying out MORE in payroll ... and it appears they are too dumb to even figure that one out.

Yep just waiting on Mason to come take over. Lewis is not ready.

You cannot be so blind to see that the BOS is the major problem here. They have some plans for that money to put some name on a building to show how black they are, or something stupid like that. Or there is someone in the works to be paid some rediculous amount of money to do a half complete job. Heard that one before?

Nearly a million bucks a year for Airwave. Something some employees with certifications could do for less than $75,000 per year per employee.

Graham is determined to sink the county over the Airwave contract.

T-bone can easily make up for this shortfall in funds. In fact the sheriff dept is one of the few county agencies that has options...everything illegal they seize from drug busts is theirs...the city of jackson is ripe for the pickings...JPD almost never makes big drug arrests....so go gettem T-bone....you know the big dealers in jackson...its common knowledge among the informed!!!!

1143... its better to be thought a fool than to open you mouth and remove all doubt. They don't get all of seized items. The money is divided up among different agencies. Drug seizures do not equate to money, money seizures can equate but they do not get it all. As far as go and get them, that's great but the whole constitution issue comes up. Obviously you know next to nothing about Law Enforcement or government. The BOS holds the purse strings, plain and simple. Applying for/obtaining grants is an option for extra money. And, depending on the grant, that money may have to be used for specific equipment, etc.

probably needs cooperation more than a corporation

I'm sorry, but watching Jackson and Hinds County self destruct is almost...but not quite...as engaging as Honey Boo Boo.

I think some reality show producer is missing a giant opportunity to document the steps toward financial collapse of a city and county that houses the seat of state government in the nation's poorest state.

@12:11...obviously you are a low level LE with little experience...money and property is only divided if the arrest is in conjunction with a joint task force...even if with a task force cooperation some comes your way...and who said anything about drugs being money...you must be on 3rd shift...go back to sleep...we got it from here little girl

To believe that any department cannot withstand a budget cut is beyond belief. Even something under the heading "law enforcement". In fact, probably particularly including "law enforcement" because those departments (local, state, national it doesn't matter) always scream loudest during tight times and are the last to ever have any cuts in their budgets.

And following Sheriff Mac's years of budget bloating I am sure Tyrone could find some places to cut if he looked. At the same time, other costs (particularly those of gasoline and commodities) have gone up under his President's administration.

What is not being told by Tyrone is that these cuts are not aimed at the positions that we are all concerned about - deputies to patrol the streets; jailers and other folks at the prison in Raymond. The cuts can be made in the "community involvement" type programs. Cut the two baliffs in Judge Tommie's offices and cut out her portal to portal chauffer services. Just because she demands it, don't do it - instead stand up to her while making her drive herself to and from work.

Hinds County .... A World of Difference!

The Sheriff escorts Judge Green to and from the courthouse? As the infamous Kim Wade might say, "Something's gotta be did about this!"

I find it funny that the Sheriff doesn't want to talk about the $2 million in vacant positions he currently has. These are jobs he created in January and still has NOT filled. Things like part time major positions and new positions that were never there. I also find it funny he talks about cyber crime when the department doesn't handle cyber crime, the AG's office has the cyber crime unit. Guess he is running the "scare the sheep into doing what I want" campaign so I can keep extra money for my buddies.

He doesn't want to lose more funds to misappropriate. Now he is trying to use scare tactics on the mindless sheep also known ass his constituents.

This " press release " is an embarrassing example of the chief law enforcement officer in the largest county in this state showing his ignorance of or disdain for the English language. I would be surprised if he composed this personally but would hope that he had someone on staff who could at a minimum use the spell check function. Perhaps the sheriff needs a staffer with an English degree more than one to hold an umbrella over his head while on camera while it is raining. Type on Tyrone!