Owens was first elected as Hinds County DA in 2019. Previously, he was the managing attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mississippi office.

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, left, leaves the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse in Jackson, after pleading not guilty in federal court Thursday. Owens is facing eight felony counts.

Owens told reporters that during a special meeting last week, the board adopted a budget for the fiscal year that includes a millage increase for property taxes. “Which means Hinds County taxpayers ...

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Hinds County officials have an update on repairs to the Hinds County Courthouse. According to officials, the roof on the building has been repaired, eliminating the ...

The Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Thursday morning to adopt the county’s 2024-25 fiscal year budget that, among other things, calls for construction of a new criminal justice ...

In the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2021, Michael Richardson was beaten, stomped on and dragged to his death by at least two others inside Hinds County’s Raymond Detention Center. His body remained ...

Jones said the Hinds County Sheriff's Department was notified Thursday night that another detainee from Hinds County was found unresponsive in the same area of the Tallahatchie Correctional Facility.

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is facing eight felony counts in an ongoing Jackson bribery scandal. Thursday morning, Owens, who was first elected as DA in 2019 and reelected in 2023 ...