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Yesterday | The Clarion-Ledger

Prisoner use under fire: Hinds inmate policy violated state law

In what Sheriff Malcolm McMillin called an effort to rehabilitate prisoners, Hinds County sent state inmates, including a violent offender, off site to work.

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Related Topix: Jackson Metro, Jackson, MS

Fri Jul 03, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Jackson man arrested in meth probe

A 31-year-old Jackson man is in the Rankin County Jail charged in an ongoing methamphetamine trafficking investigation that netted 53 other suspects on federal and state charges and 50 pounds of Mexican "Ice" worth more than $1.5 million.

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Related Topix: Jackson, MS, Rankin County, MS

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Miss. communities clamor for regional jails

There are 11 county/regional jails scattered around Mississippi. With them, the Mississippi Department of Corrections has created its own cottage industry.

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Related Topix: Chickasaw County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Greene County, MS, Rankin County, MS

Tue Jun 30, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Costs at $1.4M for failed Hinds jail

The bill for a regional jail that won't be built in Hinds County continues to add up.

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Related Topix: Jackson, MS, Raymond, MS

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

3 suspected in Jackson jewelry heist

Jackson police have issued warrants for three men suspected of breaking into Carter Jewelers earlier this week and stealing hundreds of thousands in merchandise.

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Related Topix: Jackson, MS, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Fri Jun 26, 2009

WLBT-TV Jackson

Masked men attempt robbery, shoot one victim

Bolton authorities are searching for two masked armed robbers. The Hinds County Sheriff's department tells WLBT two masked men approached two men inside a car at the Chevron on Bolton-Brownsville Road early Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: Bolton, MS

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Mississippi Press

Suspect pleads guilty in Jackson slaying

JACKSON, Miss. - A Jackson man charged with murder in a 2008 slaying has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in Hinds County Circuit Court.

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Related Topix: Jackson Metro, Jackson, MS

WLBT-TV Jackson

3 teens arrested for armed robbery, other charges

Three teenagers face several charges including armed robbery in the capital city Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Jackson Metro, Jackson, MS, Raymond, MS

Clinton News

Activities in Hinds County

MULTIPLES CHILDBIRTH CLASSES PLANNED: Baptist Health Systems will offer its four-week session "Marvelous Multiples" childbirth classes for parents delivering at any hospital.

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Related Topix: Madison, MS, Raymond, MS, Mississippi, Pearl, MS, Jackson, MS

Wed Jun 24, 2009

WJTV Jackson

Drug Ring Busted In Rankin County

Almost 50 people have been arrested in what authorities call one of the largest drug ring busts in Mississippi history.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Rankin County, MS, Florence, MS

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Clinton News

Powder mailed to agency harmless

When an employee of the state Tax Commission office found an envelope in Monday's incoming mail with a white powdery substance on its exterior, the agency immediately reacted.

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Related Topix: Clinton, MS, Raymond, MS

Sun Jun 21, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Agency chief feared in courtrooms

A man Mississippi judges fear to see in their courtrooms is stepping down as head of the watchdog group that investigates judicial wrongdoing.

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Related Topix: Rankin County, MS

Fri Jun 19, 2009

WAPT-TV Jackson

Charities Lose Inmate Service

Hinds County no longer will allow state inmates to perform public service for charitable organizations.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Clarion-Ledger

Hinds nixes regional jail

Hinds County spent about $444,000 in taxpayer money on a 400-bed regional jail the state no longer wants but the Sheriff's Department insists is still needed.

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Related Topix: Raymond, MS

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Clinton News

Hinds road project may start before autumn

A multimillion-dollar road project that could become a major retail and commercial corridor in Hinds County could see construction starting by summer's end.

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Related Topix: Byram, MS, Clinton, MS

Sun Jun 14, 2009

WLBT-TV Jackson

Fire rips through apartment complex

Large plumes of smoke rose as flames destroyed an entire unit of The Reserve of Byram apartment complex.

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Related Topix: Fire, Byram, MS

Fri Jun 12, 2009

The Jackson Channel

Pothole Patrol Seeks Answers About Bumpy Byram Road

Byram residents who live and work off of Gary Road said it is one of the worst roads in Hinds County.

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Related Topix: Byram, MS

Thu Jun 11, 2009

WAPT-TV Jackson

Miss. To Get $40M From Microsoft Case

Microsoft's settlement of an antitrust lawsuit filed by the state of Mississippi will result in a payment of $40 million in 40 days.

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WAPT-TV Jackson

Car Tag Discount Hinges On State Budget

A car tag discount fund that saves money when buying new license plates could be history if lawmakers don't pass a state budget.

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Related Topix: Jackson Metro, Jackson, MS

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Picayune Item

Jackson drowning being ruled an accident

An autopsy reveals there was no evidence that physical trauma caused a 17-year-old to drown in a city pool.

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Related Topix: Jackson, MS, Picayune, MS

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