Governor Reeves said they state of Missisisppi will not be releasing inmates due to COVID19 at a press conference on Wednesday. The governor was very clear when responding to a question about inmates in Mississippi housed by MDOC.
“I have no intention of letting prisoners out prior to them serving their sentence,” Reeves said at his daily press conference.
The governor went on to say that COVID19 was not a viable reason to release prisoners.
“Unlike many other states, I do not believe we ought to use the excuse of a pandemic to change our sentencing structure in our criminal justice system,” he added.
Earlier, he thanked corrections officers for their work and talked about how they got raises from 5-9% recently.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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