Mississippi Sheriffs’ Association Summer Conference 2022

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Sheriffs from across the state are assembly in Biloxi this week for his or her annual conference.

It’s also proving to be a summit about how legislation enforcement is in search of new methods to fulfill the calls for of skyrocketing crime.

There was a query and reply session with Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain, who has been in legislation enforcement for practically a half-century.

Cain and Deputy Commissioner Jay Mallett mentioned housing the state’s greater than 17,000 inmates and rehabilitation packages with the county legislation enforcement leaders.

An enormous concern although is what they are saying is the present local weather in opposition to legislation enforcement.

Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey stated, ”Crime remains to be not actual unhealthy in Rankin County however what bothers me essentially the most is my first two phrases as sheriff, I had 3 officer-involved shootings. This final time period, in 2.5 years, I’ve had 5 incidents of officer-involved shootings. I feel [it’s] the ambiance of anti-police, the economic system, COVID, and several other various factors, however what issues me is the violence in direction of police.”

The Mississippi Sheriffs Convention ends Friday.

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