Black Residents Liken Mississippi’s New Court System to Modern Day Slavery

Jackson, Mississippi, resident and organizer Rukia Lumumba is frustrated with a recent federal appeals court decision that allows Mississippi to move forward with its separate, state-run court system in her hometown. Backed by a mostly white, Republican-controlled Legislature, Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law last year HB 1020 and SB 2343, which respectively establish a separate judicial system...

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