The City of Jackson has agreed to federal oversight of its roadblock policy in a settlement announced this week.
Paloma Wu, Mississippi Center for Justice Deputy Director of Impact Litigation , discusses a settlement reached with the city in a class action lawsuit that results in an overhaul of the Jackson Police Department's"Ticket, Arrest and Tow" roadblock crime prevention tactics. Joining Wu at the press conference held Friday, Oct.
Between Jan. 4 to March 18, Jackson police officers made 208 arrests – 10 for felonies, 198 for misdemeanors – from its roadblocks, according to information obtained through a public records request shared with MCJ. Members of the Mississippi Alliance for Public Safety, who reached out to MCJ about the roadblock issues, spoke with over 80 people in South and West Jackson, where they said they’d heard most of the roadblocks were occurring, and found many had negative experiences.
Timothy Halcomb, expresses his gratitude regarding the outcome of a class action lawsuit calling for an overhaul of JPD’s “Ticket, Arrest and Tow” program, during a press conference held Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Jackson’s Smith Park. the press conference.Timothy Halcomb, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, said he got involved after his experience with a roadblock in his community in South Jackson.
Johnson offered compliments to the city on its handling of the lawsuit for their willingness to negotiate, and in doing so, for saving the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in litigation fees.
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