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News  |  Jay E. Hughes  • 
April 18, 2019

PEER examines daily cost to house inmates and it has real implications for private prison operators

Mississippi’s oversight organization reporting to the state Legislature has set the mark for how private prison contracts should be negotiated over the next two years, possibly at greater savings. The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, commonly known as PEER, last week released a report detailing the average cost for the state…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 18, 2019

YP Daily Roundup 4/18/19

CLARION LEDGER – Trump acolyte, likable, outsider: Mississippi GOP governor candidates shape images At campaign events and on social media, the three Republican candidates for Mississippi governor — Tate Reeves, Bill Waller Jr. and Robert Foster — have begun shaping their political images ahead of what’s expected to be a competitive primary. Political observers initially figured Reeves was a shoo-in…