The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Legislature is taking final steps to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside Jackson
Senate Judiciary A Committee Chairman Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, calls out for support to help to combat crime in Jackson, Miss., by supporting the controversial Jackson Capitol Complex Improvement District bill, Thursday, March 30, 2023, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. JACKSON, Miss.
The House is expected to pass the bill Friday and send it to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. He has not said whether he will sign it, but he has often said Jackson has a crime problem. “This is not about race,” Wiggins said. “This has truly been about helping the citizens of Jackson in a time of need.”
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