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2016 Mississippi Code
Title 47 - Prisons and Prisoners; Probation and Parole
Chapter 4 - Privately Operated Correctional Facilities
§ 47-4-9. County may contract with private entity for operation of county jail
MS Code § 47-4-9 (2016) What's This?
The board of supervisors of any county, with the approval of the sheriff, may contract with a private entity for the management, operation and maintenance of a county jail.
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