Mississippi faces legal action over unequal policing in Jackson.

Mississippi's Republican governor signed a bill to expand the territory of a state-run police department inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, citing the city's severe understaffing and high crime rate. However, the NAACP plans to sue the state, arguing that the law treats Black people as "second-class citizens" and violates equal protection. Critics say the state-run Capitol Police are aggressive, and expanding their territory could endanger lives. Jackson officials say the state has ignored many of its requests for money to repair the city's water system.