Sheriff to receive and keep prisoner committed by justice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 19-25-79
in effectThe sheriff of any county shall receive and keep any prisoner committed by a justice of the peace according to the order of commitment.
Source: Public.Resource.Org MS CodeURL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ms/transforms/ms/ocms/r78/gov.ms.code.title.19.htmlFetched: 6/9/2026
