Justice

Polling Shows Republican Voters Support Criminal Justice Improvements

Empower Mississippi

Mississippi’s incarceration rate leads the world, and a majority of Mississippi Republicans…

Education

National Education Scores Fall; Mississippi Improves in 4th-Grade Reading

Wil Ervin

Newly released benchmarks show that American educational achievement is falling.    According to…

Education

Education Freedom Movement Continues National Momentum

Wil Ervin and Kienna Van Dellen

Efforts to give parents more control over their children’s education continue to…

Justice

No, Conservative Criminal Justice Reforms Have Not Led to Violent Crime Increases

Forest Thigpen

Contrary to some recent assertions, conservative criminal justice reforms have not led…

Work

Three Pillars: One Opportunity

Grant Callen

I routinely get asked how we at Empower Mississippi selected our three…

Education

A Tale of Two Governors

Kienna Van Dellen

Empowering Parents: State of Urgency or State of Emergency?  Is it the…

Employability

Empower-backed Tax Reform Hailed as Model for the Nation

Empower Mississippi

A tax reform championed by Empower Mississippi and signed into law in…

Justice

Overincarceration is (also) a Problem

Wil Ervin

Mississippi has a crime problem. Conservatives in the state are concerned about…

Education

Perjury

Grant Callen

There are some moments that truly make you question your sanity, like…

Justice

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week recognized

Joanna Holbert

Criminal justice in Mississippi cannot be discussed without recognizing the most important…

Press Releases

Patrick Miller named Vice President of Development

Empower Mississippi

Empower Mississippi CEO Grant Callen announced today that Patrick Miller has been…

Justice

‘Continuity of Representation’ Adopted by the Mississippi Supreme Court

Grant Callen

Last year, Empower Mississippi filed a motion with the Mississippi Supreme Court to…