County may contract with private entity for operation of county jail.
Miss. Code Ann. § 47-4-9
in effectThe board of supervisors of any county, with the approval of the sheriff, may contract with a private entity for the management, operation and maintenance of a county jail.
Source: Public.Resource.Org MS CodeURL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ms/transforms/ms/ocms/r78/gov.ms.code.title.47.htmlFetched: 6/9/2026
