Sheriff Speaks Days After Inmate Killed in Hinds County Jail

Hinds County sheriff calls for more resources after inmate dies from jail assault

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones provided an update after an inmate was assaulted at the Hinds County Detention Center and later died. According to Jones, Mielun Butler, 18, was arrested in connection to a recent Jackson homicide and was found unresponsive in his cell around 5:35 a.m. on July 3, [...]

Sheriff speaks days after inmate killed in Hinds County jail

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones is expected to host a press conference regarding the recent death of an inmate that occurred at the Raymond Detention Center. Sheriff Jones will give an official statement and update regarding the death of Mieulin Butler, 18, around 8:45 a.m. on Monday. Sheriff Jones also said he will give an update on other topics surrounding pre-trial detention in Hinds County. Butler, who was arres…

Hinds County sheriff to address Raymond Detention Center death after man dies in custody

Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones will discuss the death of Mielun Butler at Raymond Detention Center and other pre-trial detention issues Monday morning

Inmate found unresponsive in his cell at Hinds County Detention Center

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An inmate has died following an assault at the Hinds County Detention Center. According to CBS affiliate WJTV news, Mielun Butler was found unresponsive on Friday in his cell. Bulter was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones says that Butler was assaulted. The sheriff also confirms a video, which surfaced on social media, showed an assault at the jail The Mississippi Bureau of In…

Sheriff: Slain Hinds County inmate was assaulted in jail; officials investigating possible retaliation

JACKSON — Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said Monday that an 18-year-old murder suspect who died after being found unresponsive at the Raymond Detention Center was assaulted by other inmates, and investigators are examining whether the attack is connected to the gang violence that has fueled recent bloodshed in the Jackson area. During a news conference, Jones confirmed that Mielun Butler was assaulted in B-Pod during the early morning hours o…