Editing Hinds County, Mississippi (section)

==Law enforcement==
The Hinds County Sheriffs Department provides police services to areas of the county that are [[Unincorporated areas|unincorporated]] or in municipalities that do not have their own local police force. It was founded on January 1, 1928.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2013 |title=Sheriff |url=http://www.hindscountyms.com/elected-offices/sheriff |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=www.hindscountyms.com |language=en}}</ref>

Tyrone Lewis took office January 3, 2012, taking over from Malcolm E. McMillin who had held the role for 20 years. Victor Mason defeated Tyrone Lewis August 4, 2015, as Lewis sought another term. Mason went on to secure the Office November 3, 2015. Mason defeated 3 other candidates securing more than seventy percent of the vote. Victor Mason was defeated in the Democratic Primary on August 27, 2019, by Lee D. Vance. On August 4, 2021, Sheriff Lee Vance was found deceased at his home after contracting COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wjtv.com/news/local/hinds-county-sheriff-lee-vance-passes-away/|title=Hinds County Sheriff Lee Vance passes away|date=August 4, 2021}}</ref> The current sheriff is Tyree Jones, elected November 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wjtv.com/news/election/tyree-jones-elected-hinds-county-sheriff/|title = Tyree Jones elected Hinds County Sheriff|date=November 24, 2021}}</ref>