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Sheriff Victor Mason says he "clean house" of corruption in prisons Hinds County. Photo Imani Khayyam .

discuss Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason at a press conference on Tuesday, February 16 recent developments in Hinds County jails, including improvements in custody of Raymond and two officers detention detained by carrying contraband in prison.

"Let's clean house," Mason Jackson Free Press said. "I will not set up with all the corruption in that department. I do not care who it is. ... Everyone is questionable at this point, and I do not mean that in a negative connotation, but everyone is."

Mason staff to fix recently the windows of the prison, including the addition of steel screens inside. At present, the maintenance underway on Pod A, a part of the prison, which was damaged last June in an uprising is

Earlier this week, three occupants of detailed work and two of them back in detention. The third fugitive, Deundre Pinkston, remains at large. He was in jail for speeding, for old fines of 1,075 $ and less violence and public insults.

Tuesday night the Fondren District The club can discuss its quarterly meeting crime safety and crime statistics, safety tips and new residents take precautions.

District Commander James McGowan, which reduces both districts 3 and 4 resident said crime, with 1,800 fewer crimes of crimes reported during the same period in 2015. He pointed out that the crime Fondren is not just one thing; it happens everywhere in the city. Precinct 4, which includes this year the Fondren area so far has seen in 2015, a 24 percent reduction in violent crime over the same period.

Overall Precinct 4 has the fallen by 35 percent in carjacking and a decrease of 12 percent in auto theft since the beginning. This week in 2015, only 10 reported car thefts, but so far in 2016, 25 were registered, 40 percent from last year.

"Jackson is not a problem," McGowan said. "This is a Ridgeland, Madison, Brandon, Byram, everywhere. This problem is everywhere. That's all."

McGowan has asked the residents to register for citizens Police Academy, which will be held March 14 to 21 residents can visit the center of police command, visit the shooting range and take lessons from the squad equipment and Swat.

Jason Meeks, owner of the key in Fondren, also gave some simple advice on the protection of personal property and houses, such as the purchase of plates and screws and bolts with a flashlight at night. He slew of video surveillance and the installation of cameras inside and outside the home.

If you have information or a crime, please call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477) or submit online www.centralmscrimestoppers.com . Send messages of crime or counseling maya@jacksonfreepress.com history.

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