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The Arkansas Equal Justice Watch: MISSISSIPPI COUNTY
Information is provided below about key population data and free civil legal aid service in your area. The Legal Aid Profile below states how many people in the county are living at or below the 125% Poverty Level and how many cases the free legal provider handled in the county in 2008. Additional information shows the critical need for legislative support of legal aid in this area.
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Mississippi County
(Free Civil Legal Services)
Legal Aid of Arkansas
714 South Main Street
Jonesboro AR 72401
1-800-952-9243
Legal Aid of Arkansas (Osceola District Only)
310 Mid-Continent Plaza
Suite 420
West Memphis, AR 72301
1-800-952-9243
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Legislator Information
Rep. Tommy Lee Baker email | profile
Rep. Charolette Wagner email | profile
Sen. Steve Bryles email | profile
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| POPULATION PROFILE: |
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LEGAL AID PROFILE: |
Population: |
52,000 |
Poverty Level Population: |
15,194 |
| Population without HS Diploma: |
11,148 |
Legal Aid Cases: |
402 |
Disabled Population: |
12,429 |
# of cases per 1,000 living in Poverty:
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26 |
Divorced Population: |
4,290 |
Foreclosures: |
High |
Type of Cases:
- Family Law (293)
- Consumer (46)
- Housing (25)
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| Bankruptcies: |
807* |
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- *807 (cases pending in October 2008 for the counties of Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, St. Francis, Lee, Monroe, and Phillips)
- 1/2 of all applicants had to be turned away from legal aid due to lack of funding.
- 1 in 3 residents of Mississippi County qualify for free legal aid.
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