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United States: rare oversight begins at hinds county’s Raymond detention center in Mississippi
Amid a decade-long court battle, control of Hinds County’s Raymond Detention Center — severely understaffed and rife with violence, dysfunction and inhumane conditions — is now under the control of a court-appointed administrator.
Source: The Marshall project (01/10/2025)