Office of Justice Programs

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Mississippi

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Agency Head

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Samuel Albritton
Interim Executive Director
Division of Public Safety Planning
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
3750 I-55 North Frontage Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601-987-4990 (telephone)
601-987-4156 (FAX)

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Shirley Thomas
Divison of Public Safety Planning
3750 I-55 North Frontage Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601-987-4990 (telephone)
601-987-4154 (FAX)

RSAT Contact

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Rosemary W. Home
RSAT Program Manager
Division of Public Safety Planning
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
3750 I-55 North Frontage Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601-987-4990 (telephone)
601-987-4156 (FAX)

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Contact

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Rosemary W. Horne
RSAT Program Manager
Division of Public Safety Planning
3750 I-55 North Frontage Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601-987-4990 (telephone)
601-987-4154 (FAX)

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Billy V. White, Jr.
Executive Director
Division of Public Safety Planning
3750 I-55 North Frontage Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601-987-4155 (telephone)
601-987-4990 (FAX)

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Joyce Word
Program Contact
601-987-3980 (telephone)
601-987-4154 (FAX)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
EUDL Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Jackie Ledger
Department of Public Safety Planning
Office of Public Safety
3750 Interstate 55, Frontage Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
(601) 987-4171 (telephone)
(601) 987-4154 (FAX)

JABG Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Michelle Bridges
Department of Public Safety Planning
3750 I-55 North Frontage Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601-987-3098 (telephone)
601-987-4157 (FAX)

Juvenile Justice Specialist

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Emberly Holmes
Department of Public Safety
Office of Justice Programs
3750 I-55 North Frontage Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601-987-3901 (telephone)

OJJDP State Representative

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Scott Pestridge
Program Manager
202-514-5655 (telephone)

State Advisory Group (SAG)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Alfred L. Martin
Chair
EMP, Inc.
P.O. Box 9361
Jackson, Mississippi 39286-9361
601-922-1919 (telephone)
601-922-1979 (FAX)

State Planning Agency

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Billy V. White, Jr.
Executive Director
Division of Public Safety Planning
Department of Public Safety
3750 I-55 North Frontage Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601-987-4990 (telephone)
601-987-4154 (FAX)

Title V Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Emberly Holmes
Department of Public Safety
Office of Justice Programs
3750 I-55 North Frontage Road
Jackson, Mississippi 39211
601-987-3901 (telephone)

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
OVC Victim Assistance for Mississippi

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

601-987-4990 (telephone)
601-987-4154 (FAX)

OVC Victim Compensation for Mississippi

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

601-359-6766 (telephone)
601-359-3262 (FAX)