NAACP sues Mississippi over its expanded control of law enforcement in the state's capital, which the organization says will create 'separate and unequal policing'

Sun, 04/23/2023 - 16:03

Officers from the state-run Capitol Police and the city-run Jackson Police Department stand watch outside a Jackson, Miss., church where a community meeting was held to address youth crime issues on Feb. 14.
AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File

The NAACP sued Mississippi over two new laws created to combat crime in the capital city of Jackson.
The civil rights organization said the laws signed by Gov. Reeves "represent a state takeover of Jackson."
The House bill establishes a new court system while the Senate bill expands an enforcement area.

The NAACP on Friday filed a lawsuit against Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves after he signed into law two bills that would give state officials more control over law enforcement in Jackson, the state's majority-Black capital city.