Corrections system Harrison County has been studied by CNN and other media, which have reported on the beatings of inmates in the Harrison County Jail in Gulfport. Inmate Jessie Lee Williams Jr. died while in custody on February 4, 2006. In 2006 and 2007, six Harrison County Sheriff's Department deputies pleaded guilty to crimes related to the abuse of inmates at the jail."Sixth Harrison County Sheriff's Department Officer Pleads Guilty" Sheriff Melvin Brisolara-R was elected in 2008, for Harrison County.
Corrections system Harrison County has been studied by CNN and other media which have reported on the beatings of inmates in the Harrison County Jail in Gulfport. Inmate Jessie Lee Williams Jr died while in custody on February 4, 2006. In 2006 and 2007, six Harrison County Sheriff's Department deputies pleaded guilty to crimes related to the abuse of inmates at the jail."Sixth Harrison County Sheriff's Department Officer Pleads Guilty" Sheriff Melvin Brisolara-R was elected in 2008, for Harrison County