Candidates for Hinds district attorney spar over corruption, dysfunction and jail crowding

RAYMOND – Five candidates vying to become Hinds County district attorney pondered questions about corruption, managing public money, jail crowding and persistent case backlogs at their first forum ahead of a Nov. 3 special election. One question raised at Thursday’s forum summed up the enormous tasks that lie ahead to restore trust in the office after former DA Jody Owens pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge earlier this summer and resigned. Asked to describe a si