Portland police are working to identify three young children found abandoned inside a shed this morning in southeast Portland. A man called 911 just before 9:30 a.m. after hearing children's voices comingMore >>
Portland police have located the mother of three children found abandoned in a shed on Southeast Rhine Street. More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 3:32 PM EDT2012-05-25 19:32:47 GMT
A Good Samaritan was killed and another injured while trying to help a broken down motorist in Jackson Friday morning. The accident happened around 9 a.m. on Highway 80 in Jackson. Police say two menMore >>
A Good Samaritan was killed and her twin sister injured while trying to help a broken down motorist in Jackson Friday morning.More >>
Saturday, May 26 2012 12:41 AM EDT2012-05-26 04:41:22 GMT
Two bodies have been found on the former Shady Oaks Country Club golf course near the intersection of Clinton Boulevard and County Club Drive. Eric Wall with the Jackson Police Department said a callMore >>
Two bodies have been found on the former Shady Oaks Country Club golf course on Country Club Drive in west Jackson.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 9:29 AM EDT2012-05-25 13:29:49 GMT
Wildlife specialists believe they know where the now in-famous Heathwood snake may be taking up residence.Three employees of Wildlife Solutions spent several hours near the home of Andrew Philson lookingMore >>
Wildlife specialists now believe they know where the now in-famous Heathwood snake may be taking up residence.More >>
Saturday, May 26 2012 3:44 PM EDT2012-05-26 19:44:14 GMT
Saturday morning, Madison Central High School held commencement exercises for the 2012 graduating class. All of the graduates have plenty to be proud of, but one young lady, Charence Higgins, has doneMore >>
Saturday morning, Madison Central High School held commencement exercises for the 2012 graduating class. One grad has a lot to brag about.More >>
Sunday, May 27 2012 11:10 AM EDT2012-05-27 15:10:01 GMT
Jackson Police responded to an accident involving three vehicles late Saturday night. A three car pile up on Interstate 20 Eastbound right at the Ellis Avenue Exit shortly after 10:00pm. Two drunk driversMore >>
Jackson Police responded to an accident involving three vehicles late Saturday night. A three car pile up happened on Interstate 20 Eastbound right at the Ellis Avenue Exit shortly after 10:00pm. More >>
Saturday, May 26 2012 6:03 PM EDT2012-05-26 22:03:20 GMT
Bay Saint Louis Police hope that national exposure will help in an ongoing investigation of a businessman's death. America's Most Wanted is scheduled to be in Bay Saint Louis next week to record a segmentMore >>
Bay Saint Louis Police hope that national exposure will help in an ongoing investigation of a businessman's death.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 12:55 AM EDT2012-05-25 04:55:23 GMT
A Baton Rouge woman says she put her bank card into the ATM machine expecting to get cash, instead she was left empty handed. What's worse, she says her account shows the $200 was deducted. And the bankMore >>
A Baton Rouge woman says she put her bank card into the ATM machine expecting to get cash, instead she was left empty handed.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 4:47 PM EDT2012-05-24 20:47:47 GMT
FORREST CITY, AR (KAIT) – A Forrest City woman is scheduled to be in court Thursday after being accused of throwing acid in her former boyfriend's face. According to the Forrest City Police Department,More >>
A Forrest City woman is scheduled to be in court Thursday after being accused of throwing acid in her former boyfriend's face.More >>
State leaders are looking at alternative ways to reduce spending in the state's prison system.
Members of the House Corrections Committee met Monday with the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Prison Fellowship. The two organizations are sharing ways they've helped other states reduce the cost of housing prisoners.
They say they've saved millions by releasing non-violent offenders in supervised work release programs, that help convicts re-connect with their communities and their families.
They've also been able to do this, reducing crime rates and keeping those released from becoming repeat offenders.
"In South Carolina where you got a very Republican legislature and a very Republican governor, they enacted these reforms two years ago, they saved close to 200 million dollars," said Dave Louden from Prison Fellowship, a faith-based parole organization.
Currently the state of Mississippi spends $330 million dollars a year on adult corrections. The cost per day to house a prisoner is $41.74, which officials say is lower than what most states spend.
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