Sheriff Vance is a man with a plan

Sheriff Vance is a man with a plan

FOR POLICING SINCE HISINAUGURATION...I'M NOT INTERESTED IN PUTTINGANY BAND-AIDS ON IT I'MINTERESTED IN COMING UP WITH AFIX WE CAN EXPECT LONG-TERM PROGRESSIN THIS 16 WAPT INVESTIGATIVESTORY -- ISAT DOWN ONE ON ONE WITH SHERIFFLEEVANCE, AFTER HIS FIRST MONTH ONTHE JOB...HINDS COUNTY SHERIFF LEE VANCEAPPEARS TOBE A MAN ON A MISSION...WE SHOW LEADERSHIP.... BRINGEVERYBODY TOGETHER, BOTHLOCAL COUNTY STATE ANDFEDERAL...IN ORDER TO MAKEHINDS COUNTY SAFER BUTT THESESOTS TOGETHERTHAT'S RARE TODAY.

UM, AND I'MJUST GONNA WAIT AND TRUST THEPROCESSJUST OVER A MONTH INTO HIS TERMASSHERIFF, AND HE'S ALREADY MET,AND SETONGOING MEETINGS WITH ALL OF THECOUNTY'S LAW ENFORCEMENTAGENCIES...CHIEFS, MAYORS, ANDTHESTATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE...NOW THE AGENDA WILL TURN TOTHINGS THAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER.UH, SHARING OF INFORMATION.

UHTHINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TONEED TO HAVE TO ENHANCE OURWORKING RELATIONSHIPS ONA DAILY BASISALSO AT THE TOP OF HIS WORKLIST, IS THEPROBLEM-RIDDEN HINDS COUNTYDETENTIONCENTER...THE FACILITY HAS BEEN PLAGUEDOVER THEYEARS WITH STRUCTURAL ISSUES,VIOLENT FIGHTS, AND RIOTS, ASWELL AS ESCAPE ATTEMPTS, WITHHELP FROM JAILERS...VANCE'S ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ONBRINGINGTHE DETENTION CENTER INTOFEDERALCOMPLIANCE.AS FAR AS I KNOW, WHEN WEACTUALLY TOOK OFFICE, THEREWAS ONLY ONE OF THE MANDATESTHAT HAD ACTUALLY BEENDONE.

SO WE BASICALLY STARTEDFROM SCRATCH BUTT THESE SOTSTOGETHERWE'VE BEEN NEGLECTING STUFF FORSO LONG IN THE COUNTY, THAT ITHINK THAT RIGHT NOW, AT LEASTTHEY HAVE A PLAN TO START FIXINGTHINGSSHERIFF VANCE SAYS THE DEADLINEFORCOMPLIANCE ON MANY OF THEIMPROVEMENTS IS MAY OF THISYEAR...HE HAS 9-HUNDRED THOUSAND FROMHINDSCOUNTY TO GET THE JOB DONE.

WORKIS UNDERWAY...BUT VANCECITES OTHER PROBLEMSTHE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMITSELF, IN HINDS COUNTY, IS JUSTAS VITAL TO GETTING THE CONSENTDECREE COMPLETED, ASRECONSTRUCTION ON THE DOORSBUTT THESE SOTS TOGETHERKEEP IN MIND TROY...IT'S NOT AJAIL, ITS A DETENTION CENTER.IT'S DESIGNED TO HOUSE PEOPLEWHO HAVE NOTBEEN TO TRIAL YETVANCE BELIEVES THAT SUSPECTSBEING HELDTHERE, AREN'T MOVING THROUGH THEJUSTICESYSTEM FAST ENOUGH...HE SAYS ONE MAN HAS SPENT THELAST 7 YEARSIN THE FACILITY...TECHNICALLY, EVERYBODY THAT'SDOWN THERE, AS FAR AS WHAT THEIRCHARGED WITH RIGHT NOW...AREINNOCENT IN THE EYES OF THECRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMHE SAYS IF THOSE ACCUSED FLOWTHROUGH THE DETENTION CENTERPROPERLY, HE CAN FOCUS ON WHYTHEPEOPLE OF THE COUNTY ELECTED HIMASSHERIFF.ACTUALLY ASSISTING THE JPD WITHGETTING CRIME DOWN, BOTHWITHIN THE CITY OF JACKSON, ANDALSO ALL OVER HINDS COUNTY SHERIFF VANCE SAYS HE WANTS TOSEE A NEWJAIL BUILT IN THE FUTURE, BUT HEBELIEVESCOUNTY CITIZENS WILL NEED TOHAVE THEIR SAYON A PROJECT THAT LARGE... HEALSO SAYS HE IS SERIOUS ABOUTMAKINGTHE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THE BEST INTHECOUNTRY.