Mississippi’s largest county is no longer using a section of its jail that has been plagued with security problems that include fights and escapes. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones says 200 inmates were taken out of Pod A at the Raymond Detention Center last week.
FILE - A Hinds County Sheriff’s Department van passes the entrance to Hinds County Detention Facility, Aug. 1, 2022, in Raymond, Miss. Sheriff Tyree Jones said Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, that 200 inmates were removed from a part of the jail that has had security problems, and they were transferred to a privately run prison about two hours away.
Jones said the jail in the Jackson suburb of Raymond now has fewer than 400 people being held in the other pods, which should alleviate some concerns about short staffing and help ensure public safety. “That is one of our worst pods at the detention center, and I think that it’s pretty much on record that that particular pod was not secure, and it was one of our most unsafe areas within the facility,” Jones told news outlets.of the jail in Raymond after he said deficiencies in supervision and staffing led to “a stunning array of assaults, as well as deaths.”
Before the appointed receiver was scheduled to assume control over the jail on Jan. 1, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appealsuntil it could rule on the county’s request for reconsideration. The appeals court could hear arguments in December, according to court records. Hinds County has a one-year contract with CoreCivic to house 200 inmates at the Tallahatchie facility, Jones said. Inmates will be transported two hours back to Hinds County for court appearances, or they will do the appearances online.
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