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Appeals court halts federal takeover of Mississippi jail

FILE - A water tower looms at the Raymond Detention Center in Raymond, Miss., on Aug. 1, 2022. Mississippi’s largest county secured a legal victory Wednesday, Dec. 28, in its effort to stave off a rare federal takeover of its jail, where a judge found “ongoing unconstitutional conditions” for inmates. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) FILE - Rolls of razor wire line the top of the security fencing at the Raymond Detention Center in Raymond, Miss., on Aug. 1, 2022. Mississippi’s largest county secured a legal victory Wednesday, Dec. 28, in its effort to stave off a rare federal takeover of its jail, where a judge found “ongoing unconstitutional conditions" for inmates. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Appeals court halts federal takeover of Mississippi jail