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August 24, 2016

MDOC Commissioner tells #msleg department is understaffed by 400 officers

MDOC understaffed, official says Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Marshall Fisher appeared Tuesday before lawmakers looking at ways to save on department and agency spending. From Fisher’s presentation, the things the public need to know about MDOC: •The number of inmates in MDOC custody: 19,478 •MDOC’s inmate capacity: 23,981 •Inmate population: range in age from…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 24, 2016

#msleg leaders tackle state health budgets in working groups

Lawmakers grill health directors as they seek savings Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday asked pointed questions of state agency leaders about their spending, and chided a couple for bellyaching about their budgets to the media. “You’ve been in the news a lot lately,” Reeves told state Department of Mental Health Director Diana Mikula. “Your…