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Pippins named warden

MBJ Staff — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:51:30 +0000

Mary L. Pippins has been appointed warden of the regional jail in Washington County. Pippins takes over from sheriff’s department Maj. Percy Miles, who was named interim warden in September. Former warden Alma Harris resigned on Aug. 31. Harris was the first warden of the jail, which opened in September 2011. Pippins has nearly 25 [...]

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Lee named superintendent

MBJ Staff — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:01:19 +0000

Ernest Lee has been named superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Lee joined the Mississippi Department of Corrections as a correctional officer trainee in 1981 and worked his way up the ranks. Lee has served as warden at all three of the state’s prisons Parchman, George County and Rankin County at different times [...]

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Cabana steps down

MBJ Staff — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000

Don Cabana, warden of the Harrison County jail, has left his position. Cabana, who has more than 40 years of corrections experience, accepted the job in August 2006 to clean up the jail’s tainted image and make improvements to get the jail out of oversight by the U.S. Justice Department. Sheriff Melvin Brisolara said Cabana [...]

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