Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following statement.
Today, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, together with U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and the City of Jackson, announced that Jackson was awarded more than $63 million through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Model Cities Initiative (MCI), a flagship effort to reduce violent crime, restore law and order, and strengthen public safety in communities across the country.
“With this significant investment, the Trump Administration is demonstrating a commitment to the people of Jackson to help reduce criminal activity, restore law and order, and positively impact the quality of life for Jacksonians,” said Attorney General Lynn Fitch. “We are proud to be a partner with the City of Jackson and all our local, state, and federal allies in this effort to make Mississippi’s capital city stronger, safer, and more secure. A strong Jackson means a strong Mississippi.”
“The Model Cities Initiative reflects the Trump Administration’s commitment to reducing crime across the country and ensuring the safety of every American,” said Attorney General Todd Blanche. “These cities are setting an example of proactive law enforcement that will strengthen the rule of law and improve public safety in their jurisdictions. As violent crime rates continue to fall to historic lows, the Department of Justice is redoubling our efforts to invest in local communities and keep American families safe.”
"Through the Model Cities Initiative, we will continue making strides toward a safer, stronger, and more prosperous capital city. This funding will allow Jackson to build on the momentum already started by reducing crime and better supporting victims. When our neighborhoods are safer, families thrive, and communities grow stronger, not only here in Jackson, but across our State," said Baxter Kruger, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi.
“This is a tremendous win for Jackson and Mississippi. I’m grateful to President Trump and Attorney General Blanche for partnering with us to make our capital city a safer place,” said Governor Tate Reeves of Mississippi. “Since day one, we’ve made enhancing public safety a top priority. We’ve invested in law enforcement, put more officers on the streets and held criminals accountable. This investment will provide additional resources to combat crime and help protect the people of this amazing city.”
“This investment gives Jackson more resources to strengthen public safety and support the people who protect our city every day,” said Mayor John Horhn. “I thank the Department of Justice for its support and our congressional delegation and state leaders for helping us get here. Funding is essential, but making Jackson safer takes all of us — faith leaders, neighborhood associations, educators, businesses, and neighbors working together. We want every family to be able to raise their children, pursue opportunities, and enjoy life in Jackson without fear.”
“True public safety requires us to address not only crime, but also the conditions that contribute to it. The MCI Grant provides an opportunity to strengthen our forensic capabilities, technology, and invest in the people who serve this community,” said Chief of Police Dr. RaShall M. Brackney. “These investments are essential to building a police department that is not only better equipped to investigate and prevent crime, but also better positioned to address the complex challenges that shaped public safety in Jackson.”
The Justice Department announced the Model Cities Initiative in June 2026 to build on early successes in jurisdictions like Memphis and Washington, DC in reducing violence, crime, and disorder. The initiative directs nearly $300 million in federal resources toward comprehensive public safety strategies that strengthen law enforcement, improve coordination among public safety partners, and address the factors contributing to crime and recidivism.
Several years ago, the Mississippi Legislature addressed surging crime rates in Jackson, utilizing the Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) to bring additional law enforcement and prosecutorial resources to Jackson. The Attorney General’s Office successfully defended the laws establishing this framework in both state and federal courts, and now provides the prosecutors for the new CCID court. In 2025, the first year of its operation, her prosecutors secured nearly 300 convictions in that court, with a 98% success rate. This established state-local framework makes Jackson an ideal jurisdiction for the Model Cities Initiative, providing an opportunity that no other city can replicate to demonstrate that surging personnel and resources and working in partnership across federal, state, and local levels can reduce criminal activity, restore law and order, and positively impact the quality of life for residents in high crime jurisdictions.
39 comments:
So who's pocket is it going to dissapear into?
the not -for-proft corporation fraudsters will be lining up to cash in on this one. they will be getting thousand of dollars for running 'programs' like midnight basketball, take a wanna be lifer to lunch, and how to design and market your own line of hoodies.
sticky fingers ready to work-
Jackson just won an award for being so sick and infested with Crime that they receive $63 million to combat the issue. This money will make no difference whatsoever, but I’m glad everybody’s proud as they can be for winning.
Weren't they slated to receive ~$100m?
Maybe The Horhn oughtta prove Jackson is a Model for safety, instead of per capita murder and violent crime, before tooting off. Jackson governance knows how to convert dollars into slush funds that fail the intended purpose of the funding. Perhaps the state should have oversight of a federal grant to the murder capital of the country.
JPD announced that they will be expanding the "Real Time Crime Center." But as the Flock cameras are being removed from the city the expansion will be limited to building a recreation room, break/lunch room, and cafeteria. As a bonus covered parking will now be provided. Training conferences in Ft. Lauderdale and Vegas are being discussed.
Jackson's thugs are shaking in their boots after learning this.
How much of this does Socrates Crime Fighters LLC receive?
Will the SUVs for the elites be upgraded to Mercedes?
Nobody talking about strings attached.
Based on the pictures I saw on JPD's Facebook page yesterday, they need to get that one female detective a new pair of jeans. It looks like half of her pants are missing!
In before "Trump is so racist that he ONLY gave $63m". I mean Jackson officials can't even give a sincere thank you for it, even as their mouths water thinking about how they can squander and divert the funds.
Look at what not being a stuck up racist prick gets you. Chokwe could have never gotten this done. Thank you Mayor Horhn, for working with Republicans to get this grant!
It's a federal grant. That means guidelines and monitoring. You have to specify in the grant application what you are going to do. Usually the feds require bidding. the Feds WILL make you pay it back if you don't comply. Jackson had to do it with a CBDG over a decade ago. Ask the West Rankin Utility Authority what happened when it no-bidded some contracts to its favorite engineers, the ones who love to go antiquing.
Oh, and Socrates is on the outs with this administration.
Jackson will not be serious about crime until Lock'em Judges are elected and a D, A. who will move cases along.
This ought to be good 🤔🤔🤔
Have Cap or JPD sit at N State and Northside and just give tickets to people that turn west on Northside from the left southbound lane on N State.
Will make plenty of money off of tickets
Wonder if that blue light camera right there works?
After 2 years crime will still infest Jack Hole. 63 million isn't going to do nothing expect line the pockets of the ones in office. You can't change the culture with money. I don't know how to. No one does. Come back in 2 years and I will buy everyone on this tread lunch if I'm wrong.
How about Richard's Crime Stoppers LLC?
This is known as REWARDING BAD BEHAVIOR.
This will fund Dr. Chief's golden parachute.
Krusatyr the feds are capable of handling that part. Lil Shad is too scared to mess with Jackson.
...while the 90% of births of a certain Jackson demographic are illegitimates! Why is addressing this off-limits? I believe the Dept of Health even stopped reporting this demographic information recently. Can anyone tell me why that is? $65M of public funds to gather inventory for the private prison industrial complex. Thanks.
People step right up and see the "Greatest Magic Show on Earth!"
Here we go again. Another big-money grant to the city of Jackson for dealing with crime. How many grants has Jackson received over the years, and how far has the needle moved on mitigating crime? Now consider all the other towns and cities that have relatively low crime, and none of them received ANY grants. You cannot solve crime by throwing money at it.
WHO SAYS CRIME DOESNT PAY?
It's just like the $101 million in TANF funds that were misspent under Phil's maladministration. The feds insisted on repayment of the $101 million oh wait never mind about that volleyball arena and re[payment and all that!
Money well spent.
Jackson will just piss it alway. Give it to Madison and rankin countyn
this will be nothing but a repeat of the TANF grant where millions were stolen and embezzled.
It will be like the $10M settlement for Medicaid health insurance for poor children in Florida that somehow got diverted to Ron DeSantis' PAC, HopeFlorida. Florida Grand Jury couldn't find any evidence of "crime" but found that the money was stolen. Hmmmmmm.
Grants = bribing the taxpayers with their own money.
$63M would be a good down payment on a new prison -- or, turning the MetroCenter into a jail.
Use the money to buy a Dodge Charger for each thug who is a good boy for five years.
Fake news.
12:45 the Metrocenter should be the new Angola.
The new highway patrol station should have been built in the most crime ridden part of West Jackson instead of a safe haven area in Rankin County. Since you’re not going to change the culture, maybe you can run the worst ones out of town.
No it said dividing between several cities. Jackson misspoke.
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