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A Rare Push to Release Jail Detainees in Hinds County, Mississippi Exposes a Dysfunctional System
Attorneys sought release for 19 detainees, but hearings exposed 200 unindicted people jailed for months and cases stalled by missing files.
- In August, attorneys proposed releasing three dozen nonviolent detainees from the Hinds County Detention Center, each held without indictment for at least 100 days.
- Hearings in September revealed roughly 200 people remained jailed without indictment, exposing systemic failures as Hinds County Circuit Court Senior Judge Johnnie McDaniels scrutinized release requests.
- Interim Hinds County District Attorney Brad McCullouch claimed his office secured 74 releases, though records show it sought only 19 in collaboration with the public defender, with McDaniels granting 13.
- Daniel Ray Boyd Collom, jailed since October 2025, was released in August without explanation, illustrating how detainees often wait at least 150 days for case review.
- Mississippi remains one of a handful of states without a fixed deadline for obtaining an indictment after arrest, allowing cases to languish indefinitely without resolution.
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Leaning Left13Leaning Right2Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution65% Left
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- 65% of the sources lean Left
65% Left
L 65%
C 25%
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