An appeals court panel is backing a federal judge's decision to appoint a receiver to oversee operation at Hinds County's detention center.
Hinds County loses fight over control of jail by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today November 1, 2024 The Hinds County sheriff and Board of Supervisors have lost an appeal to prevent control of its jail by a court-appointed receiver and an injunction that orders the county to address unconstitutional conditions in the facility. Two members from a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with decisions by U.S.
Focuses included the death of seven detainees in 2021 from assaults and suicide and issues with staffing, contraband, old infrastructure and use of force. Seeing partial compliance by the county, in April 2022 Reeves dismissed the consent decree and issued a new, shorter injunction focused on the jail and removed some provisions from the decree. But Reeves didn’t see improvement from there.
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