State to Close Four Community Work Centers

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) is planning to close four of its seventeen community work centers effective July 15, 2013.

Speaking to MDOC staff today, MDOC Commissioner Epps said, “Tough times make you make tough decisions.” A budget shortfall and fewer non-violent inmates eligible to be housed at community work centers are the reasons for the decision, Epps said.

Inmates at the work centers will be transferred to other MDOC facilities. Community work centers staff will be offered positions at other MDOC facilities.

A goal of the MDOC is to provide the greatest amount of public protection while making the most efficient use of the state’s resources. “Being a good steward of taxpayer money is part of my responsibility as commissioner. Closing these four facilities will save taxpayers about $2.3 million,” Epps said.

MDOC will close Bolivar County Community Work Center in Rosedale, Yazoo County Community Work Center in Yazoo City, Jefferson County Community Work Center in Fayette and George County Community Work Center in Lucedale.

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