Mississippi Overhauls Youth Courts | Jackson News

Mississippi lawmakers just passed a landmark $30 million bill to overhaul the state’s youth court system, adding nine new judges to counties lacking full-time oversight and expanding detention and diversion programs to keep kids out of lockup. For the first time since 1903, major legislation moved through the Old Capitol, sparking debate over speed versus stability—while Governor Tate Reeves praised the uniform system overhaul, Senate Democrats raised alarms over rushed implementation and missing public input. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c39a1022bf726203