Hinds County releases inmates in response to COVID-19

Hinds County Board of supervisors is reducing inmates at county jail due to COVID-19.

FROM THE COUNTY JAIL DUE TO THECOVID-19PANDEMIC..BUT THE HINDS COUNTY D-A SAYSTHEY AREMAKING SURE VIOLENT OFFENDERSREMAIN OFFTHE STREETS16 WAPT'S TROY JOHNSON JOINS USLIVEWITH THE DETAILS... MEGAN -- HINDS COUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY JODYOWENS SAYS HE HAS BEEN WORKINGWITH THEPUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE TORELEASE INMATES, DEPENDING ONTHEIR CRIME AND THETIME THEY HAVE SERVED...OWENS SAYS RELEASING A CERTAINAMOUNT OFNON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS ALLOWSCOUNTY OFFICERS TO MANAGE THEJAIL A LITTLE BETTER TO SLOW THESPREAD OF COVID-19..OWENS SAYS A LEAST 60 INMATESARE NOW BEINGMONITORED AT HOME...LAST WEEK -- HINDS COUNTYSHERIFF LEEVANCE -- SAYS HE AND THEDISTRICT ATTORNEYWERE ABLE TO REDUCE THE NUMBEROF INMATESBY 3 HUNDRED..THE DA ALSO SAYS THEY ARE TAKINGPRECAUTIONS BY TESTING DETAINEESCOMING INTO THE JAIL.FIRST AND FOREMOST, NEWINDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BEINGBROUGHT INTO THE JAIL THEIRTEMPERATURES ARE ASSESSEDTHEY ARE GOING THROUGHASSESSMENTS DETERMINING IFTHEY HAVE FEVERS OR RESPIRATORYINFECTIONS OR ANY CONDITIONSTHAT MAKE THEM PRE-EXPOSED TOCOVID... AS WE KNOW THESITUATION TO BEDETAINEES WHO DO SHOW SYMPTOMSOFCOVID-19 WILL BE IMMEDIATELYISOLATED ACCORDING TO OWENS... THE DA SAYS CURRENTLY THEIR ARENOCONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 INTHE HINDSCOUNTY JAIL..REPORTING FROM HOME -- TROYJOHNSON -- 16WAPT NEWS..

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