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State Administering Agencies

Mississippi SAA

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program

Mississippi Department of Public Safety
601-391-4900 (phone)
https://www.dps.ms.gov/public-safety-planning (website)

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program

Mississippi Department of Public Safety
601-391-4886 (phone)
https://www.dps.ms.gov/public-safety-planning (website)

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program

Mississippi Department of Public Safety
601-391-4887(phone)
https://www.dps.ms.gov/public-safety-planning (website)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Juvenile Justice Specialist

Sharon Nguyen (Acting) 
152 Watford Parkway Drive
Canton, MS 39046
601-391-4887 (telephone)
[email protected]  

State Planning Agency

Ray Sims II
Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Public Safety Planning
1025 Northpark Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-977-3792 (telephone)
[email protected]

State Advisory Group (SAG)

Dr. Alfred Martin
Division of Public Safety Planning
1025 North Park Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-922-1919 (telephone)

Compliance Monitor

Kirby Wilson
Compliance Monitor
152 Waterford Parkway Drive
Canton, MS, 39046
601-391-4890 (telephone)
[email protected]

RED Coordinator

Sharon Nguyen (Acting) 
152 Watford Parkway Drive
Canton, MS 39046
601-391-4887 (telephone)
[email protected]  

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

OVC-Funded Victim Assistance for Mississippi

Mississippi State Department of Health
Office Against Interpersonal Violence
601-206-1545 (telephone)
https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/44,0,388.html

OVC-Funded Victim Compensation for Mississippi

Mississippi Office of the Attorney General
Crime Victim Compensation Program
800-829-6766 (telephone)
https://www.ago.state.ms.us/divisions/bureau-of-victim-assistance/

Date Modified: January 29, 2024
Date Created: January 2, 2020