Hinds County Custody Cases Prompt Calls for Judicial Transparency, Accountability

Dolister Sanders hasn’t seen her grandson in over 1,000 days. Since 2022, she and her daughter, Kenetra, have been fighting to regain custody of the 11-year-old at the Hinds County Chancery Court in Jackson, Mississippi.

Though they’ve repeatedly expressed concerns and tried sharing new evidence with the court, they say their efforts have been stonewalled by the judge assigned to their case.

“There is no way we will ever get a fair hearing in Crystal Wise (Martin’s) courtroom,” said Sanders, a Hinds County resident who also spoke on her daughter’s behalf. “We have evidence that she refuses to take into consideration. We have witnesses that she will not allow to speak. We have filed complaints on her and nothing has been done.”…

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