Pascagoula Residents Oppose Proposed Jail Site

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M30o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr Pascagoula Residents Oppose Proposed Jail Site
Published: Tue, March 18, 2008 - 8:03 am
Last Updated: Tue, March 18, 2008 - 8:11 am
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Jackson County officials have been
given petitions calling for voters to have a say in where to build
a new adult detention center.
The petitions, containing what organizers said were 2,594
signatures, were given Monday to supervisors, including board
president John McKay, Chancery Clerk Terry Miller and Circuit Clerk
Joe Martin.
Tyres Autrey, of Citizens to Relocate the Jail, said opponents
weren't challenging the need for a new center, but oppose the
proposed site. That site is located next to the current adult
detention center.
Opponents maintain the proposed site would be too near a
residential neighborhood in north Pascagoula.
The new jail, which is expected to cost about $19.3 million,
will house 564 inmates.



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