Jackson Free Press Anna Wolfe In an effort to shield Mississippi residents from predatory lenders, the Mississippi Center for Justice launched New Roots Credit Partnership, which helps connect residents to affordable banking. The City of Jackson has already implemented the program and offered it to its 2,400...
The Atlantic Ellen Ann Fentress JACKSON, Miss. — When a boy with an overwrought dream life was brought in to see Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist noted that the boy’s father didn’t dream at all, or so he claimed. The son, Jung concluded, felt compelled to do...
MDHS approves ACLU, ACLU of MS and MS Center for Justice Request for Delay of House Bill 49 Implementation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Morgan Miller, ACLU of Mississippi, 601-354-3408; mmiller@aclu-ms.org Sid Scott, Mississippi Center for Justice, 769-230-2841; sscott@mscenterforjustice.org JACKSON, Miss. – On June 24, Mississippi Department of Human Services...
Clarion Ledger Jimmie E. Gates The Mississippi Department of Human Services agreed to a request to delay the law that would require Temporary Assistance to Needy Families applicants to complete a questionnaire and possibly be drug tested, until the end of a public hearing and comment period. Under...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sid Scott, Mississippi Center for Justice, 769-230-2841, sscott@mscenterforjustice.org JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Center for Justice is taking its Consumer Protection mission to the next level by joining with Northpark Mall in presenting Making Cents, a financial literacy event, on June 21, 2014. The event...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Sandra Knispel Tupelo--Dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster can be overwhelming. But free legal help is available to those Mississippians still recovering from last month’s tornadoes. “We found that people not knowing what benefits they are entitled to or how to access those...
MEDIA ALERT Advocacy Groups Issue Joint Statement Calling for Madison County Judge's Removal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sid Scott, Mississippi Center for Justice, 769-230-2841, sscott@mscenterforjustice.org JACKSON, Miss. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, the Mississippi Center for Justice and the Southern Poverty Law Center were disappointed to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michelle Nicolet 312.368.2675 Groundbreaking Program Prepares Advocates to Advance Racial Justice Commitment to race equity is essential to anti-poverty advocacy Chicago, IL (May 28, 2014)—With generous support from the Ford Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (Shriver Center)...
Clarion Ledger Jerry Mitchell Canton police investigating a Justice Court judge who allegedly slapped a mentally challenged man have turned the case over for possible prosecution. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said what evidence they have regarding the allegations against Madison County Justice Court Judge Bill Weisenberger is...
5 Old River Place, Suite 203 Jackson, MS 39202 601.352.2269 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FREE Legal Disaster Clinic Will Offer Advice To Tupelo Area Residents JACKSON—A free legal clinic designed to provide guidance to Tupelo area residents in the wake of the recent tornadoes will be held on Wednesday, May 28,...
