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		Mississippi Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act 2006
		A Just System Doesn't Dump Children in Adult Prisons, Op-Ed by Bear Atwood, Sun Herald, June 27, 2008
		Closure of Columbia Training School, H.B. 244, May 12, 2008
		Law suit filed against Columbia Training School
		No Chance to Make it Right, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2008

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National Center for Juvenile Justice

National Center for Children in Poverty

Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count

State Government Contacts

State Juvenile Justice Specialist:
Lisa Lucas
Division of Public Safety Planning, Office of Justice Programs
3750 I-55 North Frontage Road
Jackson MS, 39211
Phone: 601-987-3901
Email: llucas@mdps.state.ms.us
Web Site: [Go to web site]

State Advisory Group Chair:
Honorable James L. Roberts, Jr.
P.O. Box 485
Pontotoc MS, 38863
Phone: 662-489-5570 / 489-1701
Email: tnewell@tutorlaw.com

Juveniles who have been detained, are four to eight times more likely to die violently than the general population. [more facts]