JACKSON, MS – FWD.us Mississippi State Director Alesha Judkins issued the following statement today after Governor Tate Reeves’ veto of SB 2123, The Mississippi Correctional Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2020: “We are extraordinarily shocked and disappointed by Governor Tate Reeves’ veto of SB 2123. This important bill was a… Read More
JACKSON, MS —The Mississippi State Legislature has reconvened at an urgent moment for both the state and the nation as communities across the country are reckoning with the harms caused by the nation’s criminal justice system. In Mississippi, more than 40 people have died in state prisons since December 2019,… Read More
We wanted to make sure you saw this New York Times opinion piece by Michelle Alexander describing the lethal emergency facing people incarcerated during the COVID-19 pandemic – who are particularly vulnerable to contracting the virus and very unlikely to receive adequate healthcare. The article thoughtfully calls for collective… Read More
