Demand for release of immigrants in the face of “completely preventable public health crisis” NATCHEZ, Miss. – A catastrophic COVID-19 outbreak at the Adams County Detention Center (ACDC) in Natchez, Miss., is recklessly endangering the lives of hundreds of people, says a new Civil Rights and Civil...
Dennis Taylor, 58, came into the Mississippi Center for Justice office looking for help preventing the foreclosure of his Jackson, MS, home of 14 years. During his client interview, Mr. Taylor explained that he had been unemployed for three years after getting hurt at work...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2021 MCJ is one of the organizations that has filed suit against the state’s 15-week abortion ban, which disproportionately hurts African American and poor women Jackson, Mississippi - Today, the Supreme Court announced it would take up a case concerning a Mississippi...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2021 Contact: Patrick Taylor, ptaylor@mscenterforjustice.org Jackson, Mississippi - This week, Governor Tate Reeves decided to end federal aid for unemployed Mississippians. Vangela M. Wade, president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Justice, made the following statement in response: “It is absolutely outrageous...
New data released today from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families finds that Mississippi restaurant, retail, and construction workers are among thethousands of uninsured residents that would be eligible for health insurance if the state expanded Medicaid. “It’s time to address the needs of...
Mississippi Center for Justice stands with all people of conscience who condemn the official proclamation signed by Governor Tate Reeves declaring April 2021 as ConfederateHeritage Month. The Confederacy represents the very worst of our nation and our state, and Reeves’ crass romanticization of it is...
Maria, a 32-year-old resident of Holmes County, was at the end of her tether. Rent was past due – COVID had greatly reduced the number of hours she worked – and an eviction would force her and her 13-year-old daughter to gather what they could...
Jackson, MS – Elizabeth Buyan was named director of philanthropy for Mississippi Center for Justice. In this role, Elizabeth will lead the institution’s fundraising programs, including foundation giving, corporate sponsorships, signature events such as Mississippi on the Potomac and Champions of Justice, and individual giving. “We are excited to have Elizabeth join us,” says President and CEO Vangela...
Linda Dixon is the health law director for the Mississippi Center for Justice, 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...
JACKSON, Miss. – South Africans Dennis Appel and Christopher Boshoff came to northern Mississippi in 2019 on H-2A agricultural visas, believing they would be working on Kyle Mills’ farm in Winona. Instead of planting corn and soybeans on Mills’ farm, Mills made them work an average...