Fall 2007
This assessment highlights the critical importance of and serious need for zealous advocacy on behalf of Mississippi's youth. It focuses on access to counsel and the quality of representation for indigent children in youth court proceedings; however, it should be noted that the problems discussed in this report are often entangled with issues of race and socioeconomic status that are beyond the scope of this assessment. Our sincere hope is that this assessment will be a vehicle for improving the provision of justice to all of Mississippi's youth.
Patricia Puritz
Robin Walker
National Juvenile Defender Center
Jennifer Riley-Collins
Sheila A. Bedi
Mississippi Youth Justice Project
A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
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- MSassess07.pdf (pdf)
