Governor Announces MDOC Search Committee and Names Interim Corrections Commissioner

Governor Announces MDOC Search Committee and Names Interim Corrections Commissioner

Newly elect Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announces Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs as the leader of the MDOC search committee and appoints Bolivar Country Mayor Tommy Taylor as the Interim Corrections Commissioner.

TODAY HE ANNOUNCED A NATION-WIDESEARCHFOR A NEW CORRECTIONSCOMMISSIONER...16 WAPT'S KEEGAN FOXX JOINS USFROM THE NEWSROOM...KEEGAN, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?

MEGAN, GOVERNOR TATE REEVESANNOUNCEDVICKSBURG MAYOR GEORGE FLAGGS ISLEADING THE SEARCH COMMITTEE.THE COMMITTEE WILL TALK TOCANDIDATES ANDMAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THEGOVERNOR ABOUT WHO SHOULD RUNTHETROUBLED DEPARTMENT OFCORRECTIONS.

FORMER COMMISSIONERPELICIA HALL LEFT THEJOB EARLIER THIS MONTH.MISSISSIPPI - MAKING NATIONALHEADLINESOVER FATAL PRISON FIGHTS AT THEBEGINNING OF THE YEAR, ALONGWIDEPLORABLE PRISON CONDTIONS.

THEGOVERNOR SAYS THERE'S NO TIMETABLEFOR HAVING A PERMANENT MDOCCOMMISSIONER IN PLACE.

IT'S TIME TO ROLL UP OURSLEEVES,AND GET TO WORK.

WE KNOW THEHURDLES THAT WE FACE, ANDKNOW THAT WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE.WE NEED STRONG, DEDICATEDLEADERS WORKING WITH US TO RIGHTTHE SHIP.

BUT I ALSO KNOW THATWE CAN'T RUSH THE CRITICAL JOBOF FINDING A NEW COMMISSIONERFOR THE DEPARTMENT OFCORRECTIONS.

THIS IS TOOIMPORTANT TO RUSH."THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED TOMMYTAYLOR AS THE INTERIMCORRECTIONSCOMMISSIONER.HE IS THE CURRENT MAYOR OF BOYLEINBOLIVAR COUNTY.TAYLOR IS ALSO A FORMER CHIEFDEPUTY SHERIFF AND PRISONWARDEN.HE ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR OF THEHOUSECOMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONS.

OTHER SEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBERSINCLUDE HINDS COUNTY D.A.

JODYOWENS AND LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFFSTEVE RUSHING.WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE ON SEARCHFOR A NEWMDOC COMMISSIONER AT SIX.MEGAN... THE IMPE