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Natchez City Hall painted purple with lights in support of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Click here to read this story from The Natchez Democrat.
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State officials recognize national crime victims week in Magnolia State
April 22, 2021
Click here to read and watch WAPT's coverage of National Crime Victims' Week
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Standing With Victims
April 21, 2021
Click here to read this opinion piece from Andy Gipson, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is Recognized at East Central Community College
April 21, 2021
Click here to read and watch WTOK's coverage of The 40th Anniversary of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week at East Central Community College.
The System is Not Made to Help Most Victims - Tara Mills
January 28, 2020
As a marriage and family therapist, Tara Mills understands the need for equal victims’ rights.
We Need to Support Those Who Have Been Victimized - Sheriff Travis Patten
January 28, 2020
Sheriff Travis Patten has seen firsthand the need for stronger crime victims’ rights in Mississippi. Marsy’s Law will ensure victims of crime have a...
My Life Was Put in Danger - Sarah Reynolds
January 24, 2020
Sarah Reynolds was not given notification throughout the criminal justice process - including when her offender was released, putting her life in...
Mississippi Can Do Better - Kristen Liberto
January 24, 2020
State Investigator Kristen Liberto understands the need for stronger crime victims’ rights in Mississippi. Victims of crime deserve more from...
Victims Need a Voice - Ishaunna Gully-Bettis
January 23, 2020
Ishaunna Gully-Bettis was left completely paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in her spinal cord by her ex-boyfriend March 23, 2002. In...
Proposed Constitutional Amendment would provide strengthened crime victims’ rights
December 17, 2019
Click here to read WLBT's coverage of the Marsy's Law presentation in Mississippi's Legislature.
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Funteller's Story
December 4, 2019
In 2007, my ex-husband broke into my home and stabbed me over 30 times in the presence of my two daughters. Although I have been left with limited...
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A Voice for Victims
December 4, 2019
Through her work as a victim advocate with The Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention in Hattiesburg and Laurel, Teres'sa Ellzey has seen firsthand...
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Mayor Johnny Magee Stands Up for Victim's Rights by Endorsing Marsy's Law
September 25, 2019
JUNE 19, 2019, JACKSON, MISS.: Four Mississippi Mayors have officially endorsed the passage of Marsy’s Law in Mississippi, including Laurel Mayor...
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Marsy's Law for Mississippi Kicks Off Statewide Campaign
September 25, 2019
PHILADELPHIA, MISS.: On Thursday, August 1, Speaker Philip Gunn will be joined by elected officials and victims’ rights advocates to formally kick...