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December 9, 2014

Interim MDOC Commissioner tells state House Corrections Committee guards need salary increase

Prisons chief: Miss. prison could see changes JACKSON – The temporary head of Mississippi’s prison system told lawmakers Monday that he’s trying to improve conditions at South Mississippi Correctional Institution, where workers have complained about long hours and low pay and have expressed concerns about their own safety because of short staffing. Interim Corrections Commissioner…
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December 9, 2014

Sen. Cochran’s bill to add 10,000 acres to Vicksburg National Military Park before US Senate

Cochran’s Vicksburg park bill before Senate JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran is expecting a vote in the Senate as early as this week on legislation to allow the Vicksburg National Military Park to add 10,000 acres to protect historic Civil War battlefield sites in Claiborne and Hinds counties. Cochran and Sen. Roger…