NAACP Challenges Mississippi's State-Run Policing Expansion in Jackson
The NAACP is suing Mississippi's governor and other officials over the expansion of a state-run police department, warning that it will lead to "separate and unequal policing" in the majority-Black capital of Jackson. The civil rights organization argues that the move violates the principle of self-government by taking control of the police and some courts out of the hands of residents. Republican Governor Tate Reeves says the expansion is necessary due to violent crime in the city, but the NAACP warns that Black people will be treated as "second-class citizens."