Mississippi Lawmakers Adjourn Special Session After Passing Youth Court Overhaul

Mississippi Legislature special session ends with major changes to youth court system

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – A special session of the Mississippi Legislature has ended with some major changes to the state’s youth court system. The session started on Wednesday afternoon, and the State Senate passed its youth court plan late that night. The House picked it up Thursday morning and passed it, but through a series of motions held up moving the bill out of the chamber while members debated Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform, another issu…

Mississippi Will ‘Help Youths Who Are Able to Be Helped’ After Youth Court Reforms, Governor Says

Mississippi’s youth court system will undergo changes, including eliminating referees, adding chancellors and reforming confidentiality provisions, while gaining additional funding for detention centers and youth diversion programs under legislation the Mississippi Legislature passed during a special session this week. The post Mississippi Will ‘Help Youths Who Are Able to Be Helped’ After Youth Court Reforms, Gov. Reeves Says appeared first on …

Lt Gov Hosemann statement on Youth Court Reform

Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann issued the following statement on the passage of legislation reforming the state’s youth court system. “For years, we have worked on legislation to completely reform Mississippi’s youth court system to better serve our state’s children and standardize the judicial process. We passed a solution that fixes the system by adding full-time youth court chancellors, increases transparency and accountability, funds d…

Mississippi House of Representatives Honor Nolan Wells On The House Floor

The Mississippi House of Representatives honored Nolan Wells during a special session on Thursday, July 16. Rep. Henry B. Zuber III (R-Jackson County) made the motion with a delegation of Mississippi lawmakers on the House floor.RELATED: FBI Reportedly Investigates Threats Against Individuals As Nolan Xavier Wells’ Case Heads To Grand Jury Mississippi Lawmakers Honor Nolan WellsAccording to WLOX, Gov. Tate Reeves called for a special session to …

Mississippi lawmakers adjourn special session after passing youth court overhaul

Mississippi lawmakers adjourned a special legislative session Thursday after approving a sweeping overhaul of the state's youth court system.

Youth court overhaul bill passes MS Legislature in special session

After a late night in the Mississippi Senate and morning debate in the House, the legislature passed a bill redesigning the state's youth court system.