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State Administering Agencies

Mississippi SAA

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Agency Head

Emberly K. Holmes
Director
Division of Public Safety Planning
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
1025 Northpark Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-977-3742 (telephone)
[email protected]

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact

Sharon Nguyen
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Director
Division of Public Safety Planning
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
1025 Northpark Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-977-3792 (telephone)
[email protected]

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Contact

Emberly K. Holmes
Director
Division of Public Safety Planning
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
1025 Northpark Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-977-3742 (telephone)
[email protected]

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program

Joyce Word
Office Director
Division of Public Safety Planning
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
1025 Northpark Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-977-3700 (telephone)
601-987-3764 (FAX)
[email protected]
http://www.dps.state.ms.us

Joyce Word
Program Contact
601-987-3980 (telephone)
601-987-4154 (FAX)
[email protected]

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

OJJDP State Program Manager

Alyssa Malcomson
State Program Manager (Primary Contact)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
202-598-2023 (telephone)
[email protected]

Juvenile Justice Specialist

Jacqueline Ledger
Bureau Director
Division of Public Safety Planning
Department of Public Safety
1025 Northpark Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157-5216
601-977-3754 (telephone)
[email protected]

State Planning Agency

Ray Sims
Mississippi Department of Public Safety Planning
1025 Northpark Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-977-3760 (telephone)
601-977-3764 (FAX)
[email protected]

State Advisory Group (SAG)

Dr. Alfred Martin
Division of Public Safety Planning
1025 North Park Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-362-3508 (telephone)
[email protected]

Compliance Monitor

Jacqueline Ledger
Bureau Director
Division of Public Safety Planning
Department of Public Safety
1025 Northpark Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157-5216
601-977-3754 (telephone)
[email protected]

RED Coordinator

Jacqueline Ledger
Bureau Director
Division of Public Safety Planning
Department of Public Safety
1025 Northpark Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157-5216
601-977-3754 (telephone)
[email protected]

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

OVC Victim Assistance for Mississippi

601-206-1545 (telephone)
601-987-4154 (FAX)
https://www.dps.state.ms.us/crime-investigation/bureau-of-investigation/victim-assistance-program/

OVC Victim Compensation for Mississippi

601-359-6766 (telephone)
601-359-3262 (FAX)
http://www.ago.state.ms.us/divisions/victim-compensation/

Date Created: January 2, 2020