Itawamba Seeks Permission To Build Jail Anywhere In County

JACKSON (WCBI) – Itawamba County is now seeking permission to build a new jail anywhere in the county.   Representative Donnie Bell introduced  a bill Friday which will let county build a new jail anywhere in the county.  That’s needed because of a state law which requires the jail to be within a mile of the courthouse.

Itawamba is in the early stages of discussing the construction of a new jail to replace the decades old one which sits just off the town square.   A similar bill giving Lee County that same release has already cleared the House and is awaiting Senate action.