Weeks after a federal judge ordered a receiver be appointed to run the Hinds County jail, county officials say they don’t agree with the mandated oversight.
A Hinds County Sheriff's Office van passes by the entrance to the Hinds County Detention Facility in Raymond, Miss., Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. On Friday, July 29, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, placed the center into receivership after citing"severely deficient" conditions at the facility. be appointed to run the Hinds County jail, county officials say they don’t agree with the mandated oversight.
The receiver will be in charge of day-to-day management of the jail to follow the injunction order: bring the jail into compliance and meet a minimum standard of living for detainees, which is a constitutional right. He set a deadline of Nov. 1 to appoint a receiver. Reeves asked the county and U.S. Department of Justice to present potential candidates for the jail receiver role. The county proposed one person and the department recommended three, according to court documents.
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.The DOJ’s candidates are Wendell France Sr., who has worked in prisons and the now-closed Baltimore City Detention Center and Susan McCampbell, who has worked as a court monitor at jails and prisons in multiple states, according to court filings.
Within 90 days of the receiver’s appointment, that person must develop and submit an action plan. The receiver is encouraged to seek input from the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, county administrator and the U.S. Department of Justice. The sheriff must approve the action plan.The county said the receiver would only have power over staff at the jail, not those employed by the sheriff’s office or county.
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