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Women’s detention abuse claims: what to check in Mississippi

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Filing deadline3 years state tort; 2 years FTCAMiss. Code § 15-1-49

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Mississippi?

Mississippi's personal injury SOL is 3 years (Miss. Code § 15-1-49). FTCA administrative claims must be filed within 2 years. Mississippi follows the discovery rule. A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years state tort; 2 years FTCA

Source: Miss. Code § 15-1-49

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Mississippi has significant ICE detention capacity at the Adams County Correctional Facility and the CoreCivic-operated Mississippi ICE Processing Center. Following the 2019 Koch Foods raids, hundreds of Mississippi workers were detained, highlighting conditions for women in custody.

Medical facilities in Mississippi

  • Mississippi Center for Justice — Immigration

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Women’s detention abuse claims: what to check overview. This page covers the local information available for Mississippi.

What happens when I check?

You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.

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Sources

  1. Miss. Code § 15-1-49