Mississippi pushes more state policing in mostly Black city
The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Legislature is taking final steps to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside...
The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Legislature is taking final steps to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside Jackson JACKSON, Miss. -- The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Legislature is taking final steps to expand the the territory of a state-run police department inside the capital city of Jackson, which is majority-Black and governed by Democrats. Critics say the proposal would stomp on local self-governance and create unequal systems of justice in different parts Jackson, which has the highest percentage of Black residents of any major U.