Associated Press
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JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate has approved a bill to let some indigent county inmates work to pay off their fees and restitution.
The House-passed bill currently limits the program to Forrest, Perry, Greene, George and Jackson counties. Senate Judiciary A Committee Chairman Joey Fillingane of Sumrall says many inmates who can’t afford to pay bond and other fees end up stuck in jail.
Not everyone would be eligible to participate. The bill excludes drug dealers and violent offenders, among others.
The bill is House Bill 835.
