Legend has it that the chili in Texas prisons and jails was once so good, people asked for the recipe as a souvenir of their stay.
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Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
The top consumers of countywide property taxes are the county’s jails, the Jackson Health hospital system, the Sheriff’s Office and the county’s transit system.
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