Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a controversial piece of legislation that will create a court system of unelected judges and prosecutors in downtown Jackson. But advocates say this form of law and order will increase state control of the city.
Tate Reeves, governor of Mississippi, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas, US, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. , a controversial piece of legislation that will create a court system of unelected judges and prosecutors in the Capitol Complex Improvement District , a smaller portion of Jackson, Miss.
But advocates across the state and country say this form of law and order will overwhelmingly increase state control of Jackson’s policing and judicial system, ultimately taking the power away from the residents of Jackson, a city with one of the highest populations of Black residents in the U.S. The bill was authored and introduced by Republican state Rep. Trey Lamar of Senatobia in February. In an earlier interview with Yahoo News, Lamar said the legislation will address the crime and judicial backlog in the capital.
“We're just trying to beef up and add to the judicial resources in Jackson,” Lamar said. “And by adding additional law enforcement inside the CCID, we are assisting the Jackson Police Department, because now they have brothers and sisters on the streets with them helping them fight the crime.” “This municipal court will prosecute people for misdemeanors. But upon conviction of a misdemeanor, this court can, if they want to, have you locked up in a prison,” Johnson said. “That is just unconscionable … and it clearly shows a picture of how they feel about the people in the city of Jackson.”
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