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🌱 What Hinds County’s defender pay hike means for Raymond taxpayers and inmates

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  • What Hinds County's defender pay hike means for Raymond taxpayers and inmates

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📰 News we're reading

• Public defenders in Hinds County get historic boost in 2027 budget (mississippitoday.org) — Hinds County has approved a $600,000 budget increase for public defenders, a change funded partly by a property tax hike that will affect homeowners in Raymond and across the county. The move aims to ease overcrowding and delays tied to the Raymond detention facility by improving pay and stability in the public defender's office, though it still falls short of full parity with prosecutors.
   

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