That Persistently American Place: A Response to the Murder of George Floyd
That Persistently American Place Like many of you, I’ve been shaken by the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. I’ve felt raw anger, ...
June 03, 2020 Blog Story
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Securing Justice for Curtis Flowers
How many times can a man, innocent, be tried for the same crime? For Curtis Flowers, a black man who grew up in Winona, MS, it has been six....
April 27, 2020 Story -
Achieving Freedom from ICE
Tony Agustin, a Mexican national, was arrested without warning last August in a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on the Miss...
April 20, 2020 Story
About MCJ
The Mississippi Center for Justice is a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Supported and staffed by attorneys and other professionals, the Center develops and pursues strategies to combat discrimination and poverty statewide.
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Retiring the Flag a Good First Step
Mississippi’s history is steeped in state-supported violence and institutional racism that permeate every economic, educational, health, social, political, religious, and economic issue, decision, and debate within its borders. For many of its citizens, including the near 20% living in poverty, the “hospitality state” nickname is......
August 03, 2020 In the News Press Release -
Hinds Justice Court Virtual Hearings Info
According to the National Consumer Law Center, state courts across the nation have begun to hold remote virtual hearings. Hinds County Justice Court, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, now utilizes remote conferencing in civil matters due to limited space for social distancing in the......
July 23, 2020 In the News -
Remembering John Lewis
Congressman John Lewis—battle soldier, visionary, humble man, Congressman—crossed his final earthly bridge last night. The Mississippi Center for Justice exists to carry on the struggle that he and so many before him waged so well. We pause to reflect on his life, work, achievement, and......
July 19, 2020 In the News
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Fight for DACA and Dreamers Continues After Supreme Court Decision
There were an estimated 900,000 young Americans without authorized immigration status in 2012. Today there are over 1.3 million. These individuals were brought here as children, sometimes just days old, and America is their only home. Undocumented persons do not have Social Security numbers. They......
July 01, 2020 Blog