Jackson City Council meeting held at City Hall, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Councilman Kenneth Stokes says he doesn’t want youth crime – which he describes as rampant in his central Jackson ward – to “spread to all over the city.”
This concern prompted the longtime Ward 3 councilmember to reintroduce a youth curfew to tamp down on “nocturnal mischief.” The ordinance, passed Tuesday, bars those under the age of 18 from tarrying on streets or highways, in a park, vacant lots or at establishments after 10 p.m. on weeknights and midnight on weekends or during school hours. It contains a few exceptions, such as running an errand for a parent or being en route to or from academic, volunteer or religious activities…