Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones is holding a press conference now on the murder that took place at the Raymond Detention Center last week. The presser is live-streamed below, courtesy of WLBT.
* Sheriff Jones said "we can't ignore the fact we need resources from all branches of government" to fix staffing shortages and a criminal justice system that takes its sweet time moving criminals through the criminal justice system.
* Pre-trial detainees are not being moved quickly through the criminal justice system. The Sheriff said pre-trial detainment is not meant to last for years.
* The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the homicide.
* A Federal Receiver oversees the Raymond Detention Center. Sheriff Jones said there has been little progress made with the Receiver.
* The Sheriff confirmed the validity of the video circulating online.
* There are between 930 and 950 pre-trial detainees in the Hinds County detention centers and at the Tallhatchie Detention Center.
* The jail population has sharply increased due to pre-trial detainment.
10 comments:
Hasn't the Mississippi defense bar ever heard of a Writ of Habeas Corpus? There should be 100s of them filed. What a backwater state.
I agree you can't hold people in Jail without a trail. There have been cases where people have been let out because it took forever to get to trial. The Judicial system in Hinds county needs to be blown up. The judges are bunch idiots.
What qualified attorney would want to be a public defender in Hinds County, let alone anywhere in Mississippi?
As an otherwise physically fit and imposing dude, Jones' public image is diminished by the goat crotch hanging unkempt from his chin.
Sorry Sheriff. You lost me with that ridiculous Goatee
“we can't ignore the fact we need resources from all branches of government"…we need other people’s money.
And, go shave, you look ridiculous.
But there is no gang problem is Jackson/Hinds county…or so we’ve been told.
To the Hinds County Sheriff Department Correctional Deputies.
We will put down or cell, we will open our eyes, we will do hourly cell checks, we will ensure our inmates are safe. We will get our ears cleaned by medical personnel so we can hear the inmates crying for help!
My Brother rest in peace! You were innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. The Hinds County Sheriff Department failed to protect you of a basic human right.
Said more about the real problems than Horhn and RaShall can muster.
10:09 yes, but we make do with what we have in any situation until help arrives. Sheriff excuses only breeds incompetence.
A young man was murdered on your watch.
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